Olbram Zoubek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetOlbram Zoubek
Czech sculptor
Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1926
Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic
Date of Death: 15-Jun-2017
Profession: sculptor
Nationality: Czech Republic
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Olbram Zoubek
- Olbram Zoubek (21 April 1926 – 15 June 2017) was a contemporary Czech sculptor and designer.
- His work was inspired by Swiss-Italian sculptor Alberto Giacometti. There is an extensive permanent exhibition of his sculptures and art in Litomyšl Castle Vault Gallery.Zoubek was particularly well known for having taken a death mask of Jan Palach, a Charles University student who burned himself to death in protest over the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
- One of his most famous works is his "Memorial to the Victims of Communism" in Prague (done in collaboration with the architects Jan Kerel and Zdenek Holzel).
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