Arpád Račko
Arpád Račko (July 17, 1930 – January 2, 2015) was a Slovak sculptor. • Illustration — The Marathoner statue • Illustration — The statue of the Košice's Coat-of-arms He was born in Szolnok, Hungary and lived in Košice. Račko studied at the prestigious Academy of Creative Arts in Prague, in the art studio of professor Jan Lauda. There has been a big influence of the sculptural work of Czech sculptors Josef Václav Myslbek and Jan Štursa on his work.
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Arpád Račko
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- Born
- 1930. · Szolnok.
- Died
- 2015. · Košice.
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia and Slovakia.
- Occupation
- sculptor.
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Prague.
- Honours
- Národní umělec.
- Languages
- Slovak.
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Arpád Račko (July 17, 1930 – January 2, 2015) was a Slovak sculptor. • Illustration — The Marathoner statue • Illustration — The statue of the Košice's Coat-of-arms He was born in Szolnok, Hungary and lived in Košice. Račko studied at the prestigious Academy of Creative Arts in Prague, in the art studio of professor Jan Lauda. There has been a big influence of the sculptural work of Czech sculptors Josef Václav Myslbek and Jan Štursa on his work.
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Born at Szolnok in 1930, died in Košice in 2015.
Arpád Račko studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. The recorded working language is Slovak. Distinctions recorded are Národní umělec.
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Arpád Račko (sculptor) Peter Zelizňák (photo) - cc-by-3.0
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Arpád Račko (sculptor) - cc-by-3.0 Peter Zelizňák (photo)
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1930
Arpád Račko born at Szolnok.
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Arpád Račko died at Košice.
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