Edhi Sunarso
Edhi Sunarso, born Sunarso, (July 2, 1932 – January 4, 2016) was an Indonesian sculptor and public artist known for numerous well-known monuments and landmarks found throughout Jakarta, including the Selamat Datang Monument and Dirgantara statue (Patung Dirgantara), also called the Pancoran Monument, in Pancoran, South Jakarta. He taught sculpture at Yogyakarta State University (formerly IKIP Yogyakarta) and the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta. He took the name Edhi Sunarso, after a fellow fighter who was killed during the Indonesian National Revolution for independence from the Netherlands.
Edhi Sunarso
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- Born
- 1932 · Salatiga.
- Died
- 2016 · Yogyakarta.
- Nationality
- Indonesia
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Education
- Visva-Bharati University · Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta
- Known for
- Selamat Datang Monument · West Irian Liberation Monument · Dirgantara Monument
- Languages
- Indonesian
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Edhi Sunarso, born Sunarso, (July 2, 1932 – January 4, 2016) was an Indonesian sculptor and public artist known for numerous well-known monuments and landmarks found throughout Jakarta, including the Selamat Datang Monument and Dirgantara statue (Patung Dirgantara), also called the Pancoran Monument, in Pancoran, South Jakarta. He taught sculpture at Yogyakarta State University (formerly IKIP Yogyakarta) and the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta. He took the name Edhi Sunarso, after a fellow fighter who was killed during the Indonesian National Revolution for independence from the Netherlands.
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Born at Salatiga in 1932, died in Yogyakarta in 2016.
Edhi Sunarso studied at Visva-Bharati University and Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta. The recorded working language is Indonesian. Works named in the authority record are Selamat Datang Monument, West Irian Liberation Monument and Dirgantara Monument.
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