Sculptor Albín Polášek
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The sculptor Albín Polášek has passed through time unheralded despite leaving behind a lifetime of work, much of which still stands in public places both in the United States and the Czech Republic. The paper will focus on the issue of the artist’s identity and it will present the oeuvre of this sculptor of Moravian origin, who emigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. By setting Polášek’s sculptures in the context of his American contemporaries, the paper will put forward the proposition that Albín Polášek must be viewed as an American sculptor; albeit one that was inspired by antiquity and the Italian renaissance and whose heart rested in his Moravian countryside. Reevaluating Polášek’s position in art history allows a fresh view of his sculpture of Radegast, which has become one of the most recognizable Czech sculptures. |