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Albin Polasek (Czech: Albín Polášek; February 14, 1879 – May 19, 1965) was a Austria-Hungarian–born American sculptor and educator. A practicing artist, he also headed the sculpture department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Woodrow Wilson Monument (Czech: Pomník Woodrowa Wilsona), created by Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek, is installed outside Praha hlavní nádraží in Prague, Czech Republic. [1] It was unveiled in October 2011, [2] and honors the 28th president of the United States, Woodrow Wilson.
The statue of Radegast (Czech: socha Radegasta) is a statue of the alleged Slavic god Radegast located on Mount Radhošť in Dolní Bečva, Czech Republic, facing the summit. The statue was created by academic sculptor Albin Polasek, a professor at the Art Institute of Chicago from Frenštát pod Radhoštěm.
Albin Polasek. Albin Polasek, thought of as one of the most prominent sculptors of the twentieth century, [2] was born on February 14, 1879, in Frenštát, Moravia (now within the Czech Republic) to Czech parents. [5] He worked as a woodcarver in Vienna for four years before immigrating to the United States in 1901 at the age of 22. [2]
Founded in 1961, the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens is home to an art collection focusing primarily on American representational sculpture created by Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek. Albin Polasek (1879–1965) was born in Frenštát, Moravia, part of Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic) and immigrated to the United ...
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfrɛnʃtaːt ˈpod radɦoʃcɛm]; German: Frankstadt (unter dem Radhoscht)) is a town in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Albin Polasek, sculptor; Antonin Raymond, famed architect who explored traditional Japanese building techniques with the latest American building innovations; Rudolph Ruzicka, prominent Czech-born American wood engraver, etcher, illustrator, typeface designer, and book designer; Charles Sindelar, illustrator and painter
The statue of Radegast on Mount Radhošť by Albin Polasek See also: Radegast (statue) In the Czech Republic, there is a local legend associated with Saints Cyril and Methodius , according to which Radegast was worshipped on Radhošť .