Olbram Zoubek
Olbram Zoubek (21 April 1926 – 15 June 2017) was a contemporary Czech sculptor and designer. His work was inspired by Swiss-Italian sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Olbram Zoubek | |
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 Zoubek in 2012 | |
| Born | 21 April 1926 |
| Died | 15 June 2017 (aged 91) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
There is an extensive permanent exhibition of his sculptures and art in Litomyšl Castle Vault Gallery.[1]
Zoubek was particularly well known for having taken a death mask of Jan Palach, a Charles University student who burned himself to death in protest over the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.[2] One of his most famous works is his "Memorial to the Victims of Communism" in Prague (done in collaboration with the architects Jan Kerel and Zdeněk Holzel).[3]
Gallery
Some of Zoubek's sculptures
2002 Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Prague is the work of Olbram Zoubek and architects Jan Kerel and Zdeněk Holzel_Franz_Kafka%2526Olbram_Zoubek.jpg.webp)
Bust of Franz Kafka
Prague
References
- Smetana's Litomysl Opera Festival, Litomysl Castle, Litomysl Travel Services, Litomysl Czech Republic
- "Czech sculptor Olbram Zoubek dies at age 91". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- "Memorial for the Victims of Communism, AHK architekti, Olbram Zoubek". Mimoa.eu. Archived from the original on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
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