Willi Soukop
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Willi Soukop | |
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Born | Wilhelm Joseph Soukop 5 January 1907 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 8 February 1995 Glasgow, Scotland | (aged 88)
Occupation | Sculptor |
Willi Soukop RA (5 January 1907 – 8 February 1995)[1] was a sculptor, member of the Royal Academy and early teacher of Elisabeth Frink. Soukop's work is prominently on display at Hull University in front of the Brynmor Jones Library. The older section has two exterior bas-relief sculptures by Willi Soukop, one is of an owl, the other shows a human figure representing the light of knowledge and is positioned directly over the main entrance.[2]
References[]
- ^ Michael Parkin (1995-02-09). "OBITUARY: Willi Soukop". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ Booth, James (2014). Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love. Bloomsbury Press. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-4088-5166-1.
Sources[]
- Buckman, D., 1998[full citation needed]
- Nairne, S. and Serota, N. (eds), 1981[full citation needed]
- Spalding, F., 1990[full citation needed]
- Strachan, W.J., 1984[full citation needed]
- Obituary, The Times, 9 February 1995[full citation needed]
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1995 deaths
- English sculptors
- English male sculptors
- Austrian sculptors
- Austrian male sculptors
- Austrian people of Czech descent
- English people of Czech descent
- British people of Austrian descent
- Royal Academicians
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni
- 20th-century British sculptors
- Austrian artist stubs
- European sculptor stubs