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Josef Thorak

Josef Thorak (1889 - 1952) was active/lived in Austria, Germany.  Josef Thorak is known for Nazi art, monuments, bronze torso, nude figure and relief sculpture.

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Josef Thorak,  February 1889 in Salzburg, Austria – February 1952 in Hartmannsberg, Bavaria) was an Austrian-German sculptor. He was well known for his "grandiose monuments".

Thorak's reputation was established in 1922 when he created Der sterbende Krieger (The Dying Warrior), a statue memorializing the dead of World War I in Stolpmünde.

In 1933, Thorak joined Arno Breker as one of the two "official sculptors" of the Third Reich. In his government-approved studio outside Munich, Thorak worked on statues intended to represent the folk-life of Germany under Nazi leadership; these works tended to be heroic in scale, up to 20 metres (65 feet) in height.

His official works from this period included a number of sculptures at the Berlin Olympic Stadium of 1936. His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Albert Speer referred to Thorak as "more or less my sculptor, who frequently designed statues   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2628 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Josef Thorak

   Josef Thorak  Born:  1889 - Salzburg, Austria
Died:   1952 - Bad Endorf, Germany
Known for:  Nazi art, monuments, bronze torso, nude figure and relief sculpture

Josef Thorak,  February 1889 in Salzburg, Austria – February 1952 in Hartmannsberg, Bavaria) was an Austrian-German sculptor. He was well known for his "grandiose monuments".

Thorak's reputation was established in 1922 when he created Der sterbende Krieger (The Dying Warrior), a statue memorializing the dead of World War I in Stolpmünde.

In 1933, Thorak joined Arno Breker as one of the two "official sculptors" of the Third Reich. In his government-approved studio outside Munich, Thorak worked on statues intended to represent the folk-life of Germany under Nazi leadership; these works tended to be heroic in scale, up to 20 metres (65 feet) in height.

His official works from this period included a number of  ...  Displaying 750 of 2628 characters.

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