Vanja Radauš
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Vanja Radauš (29 April 1906, Vinkovci, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia – 24 April 1975) was a Croatian sculptor, painter and writer.[1]
Life
After attending elementary and high school in his home town of Vinkovci, he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb from 1924 to 1930.[2] During World War II he participated in the National Liberation movement.[2] He was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1945 to 1969.[1]
In 1975, he committed suicide. He is buried in the Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb.[3]
Work
His early pieces (up to 1943) show the obvious influence of Rodin and Bourdelle. After the war, he concentrated on several sculptural "cycles" including: Typhus (1956–59), Panopticum Croaticum (1959–61), Man and Limestone (1961–63) and Pillars of Croatian Culture (1969-75). His work ranges in size from medals to large monuments.[1]
Available writings
- Spomenici Slavonije iz razdoblja xvi do xix stoljeca (Monuments of Slavonia in the Nineteenth Century), Yugoslavian Academy of Science and Arts (1973)
- Slavonijo, zemljo plemenita (Slavonia, the Noble Land; poetry), Privlacica (1994) ISBN 953-156-114-1
- Budenje snova (Waking Dreams; poetry), Naklada Levak (2000) ISBN 953-178-154-0
References
- ^ a b c Večernji list: Thirty Brilliant Portrait Sculptors...
- ^ a b Vanja Radauš (1971). Kosilica vremena (in Croatian). Matica hrvatska.
- ^ Extensive biography and testimonials @ Jutarnji list
External links
- Croatian Postal Service: Commemorative Stamp issue, with an appreciation of his work [1]