Ivan Mestrovic

Sculptor

Birthday August 15, 1883

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Croatia

DEATH DATE Jan 16, 1962 (78)

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About

Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor and architect known as one of the greatest sculptors of religious subject matter since the Renaissance.

Before Fame

He apprenticed under a stonecutter and then was admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.

Trivia

He is best known for his works Victor, The Bowman and The Spearman, and the Gregory of Nin statue.

Family Life

He married Olga Kesterčanek and they had four children.

Associated With

Dwight Eisenhower was at the ceremony when he was granted U.S. citizenship.