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Zenos Frudakis

Zenos Frudakis (born July 7, 1951) is an American sculptor whose diverse body of work includes monuments, memorials, portrait busts and statues of living and historic individuals, military subjects, sports figures and animal sculpture. Over the past four decades he has sculpted monumental works and over 150 figurative sculptures included within public and private collections throughout the United States and internationally. Frudakis currently lives and works near Philadelphia, and is best known for his sculpture Freedom, which shows a series of figures breaking free from a wall and is installed in downtown Philadelphia.

Zenos Frudakis

Sculpture of Frederick Law Olmsted by Zenos Frudakis.

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Name
Zenos Frudakis
Born
7 July 1951
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Field
Sculpture
Training
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; University of Pennsylvania
Nationality
United States
Occupation
sculptor
Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Design · Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Known for
Reaching
Languages
English

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Zenos Frudakis (born July 7, 1951) is an American sculptor whose diverse body of work includes monuments, memorials, portrait busts and statues of living and historic individuals, military subjects, sports figures and animal sculpture. Over the past four decades he has sculpted monumental works and over 150 figurative sculptures included within public and private collections throughout the United States and internationally. Frudakis currently lives and works near Philadelphia, and is best known for his sculpture Freedom, which shows a series of figures breaking free from a wall and is installed in downtown Philadelphia.

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Zenos Frudakis (born 1951) is a sculptor, of American nationality. The sculptor was born in San Francisco. Zenos Frudakis was educated at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and University of Pennsylvania School of Design.

Among the works is Reaching. Languages used include English.

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Visual art and other activities
  3. 03Reception, influence and legacy
  4. 04Archives and collections
  5. 05Honours and memberships
  6. 06Bibliography and scholarly literature
  7. 07Notes, references and evidence

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