Vitko Babakov

Vitko Vasilev Babakov is a Bulgarian painter and landscape artist. He is one of the founders of the Society of South Bulgarian Artists. Between 1926 and 1929, Babakov, together with the Plovdiv artists Tsanko Lavrenov and Danail Dechev, held six joint exhibitions (1926 – 1929), in addition to participating in other general art events. In 1912, all artists from Southern Bulgaria were invited to participate in an exhibition organized by Grigor Savov, with Vitko Babakov being one of the sixteen authors who founded the society. Upon its establishment, he was elected as the creative secretary of the new organization. His brother, Stoyu, died at the front during the First World War as an officer in the 60th Infantry Regiment.