Hannes Starkopf (January 7, 1965 – August 19, 2021) was an
Estonian
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sculptor.
Early life and education
Starkopf was born in Tallinn.
He graduated from in 1983 and from
Tallinn Art University in 1991 as a sculptor.
Career
Starkopf worked as a lecturer at the
Estonian Academy of Arts
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from 1993 onward, and he became the head of the Department of General Sculpture in 1995.
Works
As a student, Starkopf restored two of
Anton Starkopf's War of Independence monuments in 1988, recarving the angel statue of the
Ambla War of Independence Monument and restoring the bronze reliefs of the
Türi War of Independence Monument.
His public sculptures include a painted bronze angel statue in the courtyard of
Gustavus Adolphus High School (2005), a bust of
Gustavus Adolphus
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for the interior (2006), and the
Albert Uustulnd Monument in
Kuressaare
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(2015).
Family
His grandfather was the sculptor
Anton Starkopf.
His brother is the medical researcher .
References
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1965 births
2021 deaths
20th-century Estonian sculptors
21st-century Estonian sculptors
Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Arts
Estonian Academy of Arts alumni
People from Tapa, Estonia
Burials at Pärnamäe Cemetery