Ana Bešlić

Ana Bešlić (Sárapuszta (Serbian/Bunjevac: Šarapusta) near Bajmok, March 16, 1912 - Belgrade February 27, 2008) was a sculptor from Serbia, originating from Bunjevac/Croat family from Bačka in autonomous province of Vojvodina.

She was born in a Sárapuszta (Serbian/Bunjevac: Šarapusta) near the Bačkan town of Bajmok, between Sombor and Subotica, at that time in Bács-Bodrog County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary.

Ana Bešlić was one of the most important representatives of modern sculpture in Yugoslavia and Serbia. By genre, she belonged to the group of artist that since the 1950s, became recognisable by their artistic curiosity and non-mainstream approach, being the pioneers of changing of sculptor's style in Yugoslavia. Still, her creations were mostly oriented towards the making of monuments.

She attended schools in Zagreb, Graz and Vienna, but she developed her artistic education on Akademija likovnih umetnosti in Belgrade in 1949.

Part of her works were donated to the city of Subotica, including the monument of Blaško Rajić.

The last years of her life were spent in Belgrade, where she died in 2008.

Works

Her best known sculptures are Plamen, Majka i dete, Talija, Slomljena krila (being one of the best known sights in Palić), Majka i sin, Podravka's rooster, Tina Turner, and Blaško Rajić.

Awards

She won numerous awards for her work.

Rajko Ljubič, a film director from Subotica, made a documentary about her in 2005.

External links

• "Ana Bešlić szabadkai Pro Urbe díjas szobrászművész halálhírére" (in Hungarian). Magyar Szó online. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-11-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "U vremenu uspomena" (in Serbian). Suboticke.net. Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Preminula vajarka Ana Bešlić" (in Serbian). B92. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "..." (in Serbian). Muzej savremene umetnosti Vojvodine. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)