Willi Soukop (5 January 1907 – 8 February 1995) was a

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, member of the Royal Academy and early teacher of

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. Soukop's work is prominently on display at

Hull University , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £18.8 million (2016) , budget = £190 million ...

in front of the Brynmor Jones Library. The older section has two exterior bas-relief sculptures by Willi Soukop, one is of an owl, the other shows a human figure representing the light of knowledge and is positioned directly over the main entrance. File:Willi Soukop’s sculpture of a man from 'Man and Woman' outside Albany House in Petty France.jpg, Willi Soukop Sculpture outside Albany House File:Kett's Oak - geograph.org.uk - 1422468.jpg, Sculpture at Kett's Oak (1962-63) File:Swan Fountain, Dartington - geograph.org.uk - 1401554.jpg, Swan Fountain, Dartington Hall, 1950 File:Willi Soukop sculpture, Swansea University.JPG, Sculpture at Swansea University File:ZSL London - New Life (02).jpg, New Life Sculpture at London Zoo File:Donkey, Dartington - geograph.org.uk - 828135.jpg, Donkey in bronze, Dartington Hall, 1935

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* Buckman, D., 1998 * Nairne, S. and Serota, N. (eds), 1981 * Spalding, F., 1990 * Strachan, W.J., 1984 * Obituary, ''The Times'', 9 February 1995 1907 births 1995 deaths English sculptors English male sculptors Austrian sculptors Austrian male sculptors Austrian emigrants to the United Kingdom Royal Academicians Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni 20th-century British sculptors {{Austria-sculptor-stub