Emil Sutor
Art competitions • Illustration — portal of the Frauenfriedenskirche, Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main), circa 1927 Emil Sutor (June 19, 1888 – August 13, 1974) was a German sculptor. He was born in Offenburg and died in Karlsruhe. In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Hürdenläufer" ("Hurdle runners").
Emil Sutor

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- Born
- 1888 · Offenburg.
- Died
- 1974 · Karlsruhe.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor · artist
- Languages
- German
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Art competitions • Illustration — portal of the Frauenfriedenskirche, Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main), circa 1927 Emil Sutor (June 19, 1888 – August 13, 1974) was a German sculptor. He was born in Offenburg and died in Karlsruhe. In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Hürdenläufer" ("Hurdle runners").
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Born at Offenburg in 1888, died in Karlsruhe in 1974.
The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Karlsruhe.

sculpture – three-dimensional work of art, von Emil Sutor – German sculptor (1888–1974), in einem fountain – piece of architecture that ejects water.
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- 1.Johannes Werner. Einmal und nie wieder. Emil Sutor und sein Meisterstück. 2011.
- 2.Architektur - Freundeskreis Frauenfrieden.
- 3.Martin Papenbrock, Gabriele Saure (Hrsg.): Kunst des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts in deutschen Ausstellungen. Teil 1. Ausstellungen deutsche Gegenwartskunst in der NS-Zeit. VDG, Weimar, 2000; S. 572 und passim
- 4.Mutter — Die Großen Deutsche Kunstausstellungen 1937–1944/45.
- 5.https://gdk-research.de/de/obj19362807.html
- 6.Bundesarchiv R 9361-IX KARTEI/43971439
- 7.Gabi Rieger. Stockach: Bildhauer Emil Sutor und seine Werke in der Stockacher Kirche St. Oswald. 2017-03-08.
- 8.Wolfgang Weber: Sportliche Modelle, in: Badische Woche, 1./2. Dezember 2023, S. 2.
- 9.Johannes Werner. Bambi in Baden. Weg und Wandel einer Kunstfigur. 2016.
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