Marcos Luis Jerman (born 20 January 1957), also known as Marko Jerman, is a

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artist and former

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cross-country skier.

Life

Jerman was born in

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, Argentina. After finishing secondary school he began studying art with the academic artist Juan Antonio Spotorno in

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, afterwards with Rafael Roca in Bariloche. He began to plan, draw and set up

stained glass windows Stained glass refers to coloured glass as a material or art and architectural works created from it. Although it is traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensio ...

in 1981, when he was apprentice of Sante Pizzol in

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. In 1991, Marko Jerman, his wife Marjanka and their family moved to

. He lives and works in

Godovič Godovič ( or ; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 124–125.) is a settlement in the hills southeast of Idrija in the traditional Inne ...

Work

Marko Jerman's stained glass can be seen in many churches in Slovenia,

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, Argentina,

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, and in some private buildings also: St. Family

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Moste, Preska and Sora pri Medvodah, Vrhpolje near Vipavi,

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dome, Hoče near Mariboru, Ljubično (Poljčane), monastery in Kamnik, Šentjošt (Horjulom), Zaplana, Kamnik under Krim, Poreč, Čirče at Kranju, Šentjakob at Sava, Nova Oselica, Hrušica, Lago Bueno (patagonia, Arg.), Velenje, Hrušica (Ilirski Bistrici), Velenje, Kranj Ljubljana, Gore (Idrija), Dragatuš, Ponikva (Velenje), Kralj Matjaž, Velenje, Bevke,

(Rožmanov dom), Col, Zaplana.

Winter Olympics

Jerman represented Argentina in cross-country skiing at the

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and

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. His father

Francisco Jerman Francisco Jerman (16 October 1920 – 19 March 1980) was a Slovenian-Argentine cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre event at the 1960 Winter Olympics. His sons Marcos Luis Jerman, Martín Tomás Jerman Martín Tomá ...

and brothers

Martín Tomás Jerman Martín Tomás Jerman (born 21 April 1959) is an Argentine cross-country skier. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake P ...

and

Matías José Jerman Matías José Jerman (born 30 January 1956) is an Argentine cross-country skier. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics. His father Francisco Jerman and brothers Marcos Luis Jerman and Martín Tomás Jerman Ma ...

were also Olympic cross-country skiers for Argentina.

References

External links

Official webpage

* * 1957 births Living people Argentine male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Argentina Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Argentine people of Slovenian descent Slovenian artists Stained glass artists and manufacturers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Slovenia-artist-stub