Olbram Zoubek

Olbram Zoubek
Zoubek in 2012
Born(1926-04-21)21 April 1926
Prague, Czech Republic
Died15 June 2017(2017-06-15) (aged 91)
Prague, Czech Republic
OccupationSculptor

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ Smetana's Litomysl Opera Festival, Litomysl Castle, Litomysl Travel Services, Litomysl Czech Republic
  2. ^ "Czech sculptor Olbram Zoubek dies at age 91". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  3. ^ "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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