Ivan Meštrović
Sculpture, Visual Artist
1883 – 1962
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Who was Ivan Meštrović?
Ivan Meštrović was a Croatian sculptor and architect. He is renowned as one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century. He was the first living person to have a one man show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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- Born
- Aug 15, 1883
Vrpolje - Also known as
- Ivan Mestrovic
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Ruža Klein
(1904 - ) - Olga Kesterčanek
( - 1962/01/16)
- Ruža Klein
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Croatian American
- Croats
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Croatia
- Profession
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Employment
- Professor, Syracuse University
(1947 - 1955) - Professor, University of Notre Dame
(1955 - ) - Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome
- Professor, Syracuse University
- Lived in
- Vrpolje
- Otavice, Croatia
- Paris
(1908 - 1911) - Belgrade
(1911 - ) - Rome
- Split, Croatia
- Zagreb
- Vienna
- Died
- Jan 15, 1962
South Bend
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on July 23, 2013
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