Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen (4 June 1912 – 26 January 1993) was a Danish

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 ...

and painter. The Danish Robert Award is named in his honor.

Biography

In this period he created massive granite and sandstone structures which he called "Mythical Creatures" (Danish: ''Fabeldyr ''). In the late 1940s, he creates a group of sculptures which he called "Dolls" (Danish: ''Dukkerne''). He traveled to France with his colleague Richard Mortensen and lived there from 1947–69. During his time in France he began creating sculptures in cast iron. In France he received the nickname "Gros Robert" (Danish:''Store Robert'').Drop Store Robert
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Awards

Jacobsen was awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1967. He was made an honorary member of the

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in 1973. In 1974 he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal by the King of Sweden. He became a Commander of the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V of Denmark, Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single cla ...

in 1983. The

Robert Awards The Robert Award () is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Danish Film Academy since 1984. Description The Robert-Prisen (Robert Award) is an annual award given by the Danish Film Academy, launched in 1984. It is the Danish equivalent ...

(Danish: ''Robert Prisen'') have been awarded annually since 1984 by the

Danish Film Academy The Danish Film Academy () is a Danish organisation the promotes the film industry. The Danish Film Academy was founded in 1982 by a number of people with professional connection to the film industry. The Academy aims to promote film as an Indepen ...

. The awards are named after Robert Jacobsen who was the statuette's designer. Since 1993, the Robert Jacobsen Prize of the Würth Foundation has been awarded to contemporary visual artists to commemorate the artist. The prize is endowed with EUR 50,000.

References

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