Boris Kalin
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| Awards | Prešeren Award 1947 Fifteen-year-old Girl 1948 A Portrait of Marshall Tito 1950 Monument to the People's Liberation War |
Boris Kalin (24 June 1905 – 22 May 1975) was a
sculptor. He mainly created classical figures, public monuments, and nudes. Some of his sculptures are kept at Brdo Castle
as part of its collection of modern Slovene art.
Biography
Kalin was born in
Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana; he was also its dean for two terms. He taught many younger colleagues that became prominent European artists. Kalin was one of the few Slovene sculptors to master stone carving. In 1953 he became a full member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He died in Ljubljana. His younger brother Zdenko
was also a prominent sculptor.
Work
For his work he was bestowed with the
People's Liberation War" (Spomenik narodnoosvobodilni borbi) in Vrhnika
.
References
- Valič, Judita (2005-12-15). "Pozabljeni poet podob". Dobro Jutro. Regionalni mediji d.o.o. Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
| Settlements: | Administrative seat: Nova Gorica
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External links
Media related to Boris Kalin at Wikimedia Commons
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