Vanja Radauš
Vanja Radauš (29 April 1906 – 24 April 1975) was a Croatian sculptor, painter and writer.
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Vanja Radauš
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- Name
- Vanja Radauš
- Born
- 29 April 1906
- Birthplace
- Vinkovci, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 24 April 1975
- Place of death
- Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
- Known for
- Sculpture, Painting
- Nationality
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- sculptor · poet · painter · graphic artist · teacher
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and University of Zagreb
- Honours
- Order For Merit to the People · Vladimir Nazor Award
- Languages
- Croatian
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Vanja Radauš (29 April 1906 – 24 April 1975) was a Croatian sculptor, painter and writer.
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Vanja Radauš (1906–1975) was a Yugoslav graphic artist, painter and poet, among other activities. Born in Vinkovci, the graphic artist died in Zagreb.
Vanja Radauš studied at Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. The graphic artist worked for University of Zagreb and was a member of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Languages used include Croatian. Vanja Radauš received Vladimir Nazor Award.
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• Name — Vanja Radauš • Born — 29 April 1906 • Birthplace — Vinkovci, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary • Died — 24 April 1975 • Place of death — Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia • Known for — Sculpture, Painting • Illustration — Discus Thrower (1957)
Life
Life
After attending elementary and high school in his home town of Vinkovci, he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb from 1924 to 1930. During World War II he participated in the National Liberation movement. He was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1945 to 1969. In 1975, he committed suicide. He is buried in the Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb.
Work
Work
His early pieces (up to 1943) show the obvious influence of Rodin and Bourdelle. After the war, he concentrated on several sculptural "cycles" including: Typhus (1956–59), Panopticum Croaticum (1959–61), Man and Limestone (1961–63) and Pillars of Croatian Culture (1969-75). His work ranges in size from medals to large monuments.
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Vinkovci.
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Zagreb.
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Available writings
• Spomenici Slavonije iz razdoblja xvi do xix stoljeca (Monuments of Slavonia in the Nineteenth Century), Yugoslavian Academy of Science and Arts (1973) • Slavonijo, zemljo plemenita (Slavonia, the Noble Land; poetry), Privlacica (1994) • Budenje snova (Waking Dreams; poetry), Naklada Levak (2000)
Radno predsjedništvo III zasjedanja ZAVNOH-a u Topuskom. U sredini Vladimir Nazor. Portrete Nazora, Tita i Ribara naslikao Vanja Radauš
Umetnici Vanja Radauš,?, Franjo Mraz i Zlatko Prica posle III zasedanja ZAVNOH-a. Portrete Tita i Ribara izradio Vanja Radauš
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1565318: Vanja Radauš
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- “Vanja Radauš”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Večernji list: Thirty Brilliant Portrait Sculptors...
- 2.Vanja Radauš. Kosilica vremena. Matica hrvatska. 1971.
- 3.Extensive biography and testimonials @ Jutarnji list
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