Emanuel Famíra
Appearance
Emanuel Famíra (15 November 1900, Hlinsko – 6 January 1970, Prague), was a Czech sculptor and painter.[1] In 1933 a statue in memory of miners by Famíra was built in village of Vranov in Břasy. Demolished by German authorities in 1941.[2] Famíra, lifelong communist, became one of prominent artists of socialist realism.[3] In 1968–1969 Famíra was member of ultraleft group of Czech communists who supported the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Kalendarium
- ^ Obec Břasy Archived 2008-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Radši Famíru než Tichého!? - Názory". 20 December 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "KDO BYL KDO v našich dějinách ve 20. století". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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- 1900 births
- 1970 deaths
- People from Hlinsko
- People from the Kingdom of Bohemia
- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia members
- 20th-century Czech sculptors
- Czech male sculptors
- 20th-century Czech painters
- Czech male painters
- 20th-century Czech male artists
- Socialist realist artists
- Recipients of the Order of Klement Gottwald
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