Simeon Roksandić (14 May 1874 – 12 January 1943) was a
Serbia
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sculptor
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and
academic
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, famous for his bronzes and fountains. He is frequently cited as one of the most renowned figures in
Serbian and
Yugoslavia
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n sculpture.
Roksandić exhibited his artworks as a part of
Kingdom of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Prin ...
's
pavilion
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at
International Exhibition of Art of 1911.
He sculptured the "Unfortunate Fisherman" fountains in
Kalemegdan Park
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Kal ...
in
Belgrade,
Serbia
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and in Jezuitski Square,
Zagreb
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,
Croatia
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Gallery
Spomenik oslobodiocima Vranja (Čika Mitke), Srbija.jpg, ''The Monument to the Liberators of Vranje'', erected in 1903 to commemorate the Liberation of Vranje. It was damaged twice, by the Bulgarian occupiers during the I and II WW.
See also
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Petar Ubavkić
Peter Ubavkić (12 April 1852 in Belgrade – 28 June 1910 in Belgrade) was a Serbian sculptor and painter, recognized as the premier sculptor of Serbia, given the task to create a series of national monuments of which he authored many. He was a ...
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Đorđe Jovanović
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Risto Stijović
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Sreten Stojanović
Sreten Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Сретен Стојановић; 2 February 1898 – 29 October 1960) was a Serbian sculptor and art critic. His artistic individuality was best observed in portraits made of various materials.
Biography
He was bor ...
References
External links
S. Roksandić - one of several notable people who lived and worked in GlinaRoksandic Fountain
Croatian sculptors
Serbian sculptors
Male sculptors
1874 births
1943 deaths
20th-century sculptors
People from Glina, Croatia
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