Corrado Feroci

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Corrado Feroci was an Italian-born sculptor who became a leading figure in modern Thai art and is best known for his monumental public works in Bangkok.

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Corrado Feroci canonical 2

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instanceOf Italian person
Thai artist
person
sculptor
alsoKnownAs Silpa Bhirasri
countryOfBirth Italy
countryOfCitizenship Italy
Thailand
countryOfDeath Thailand
dateOfBirth 1892-09-15
dateOfDeath 1962-05-14
educatedAt Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze
employer Fine Arts Department of Thailand
Silpakorn University
era 20th century
fieldOfWork modern art
public art
sculpture
honorificTitle Father of Modern Art in Thailand
influenced development of modern art in Thailand
languageSpoken English
Italian
Thai
laterNationality Thai
movedTo Thailand
name Corrado Feroci NERFINISHED
nationalityAtBirth Italian
notableFor being a leading figure in modern Thai art
monumental public sculptures in Bangkok
notableWork Democracy Monument
King Rama I Monument
King Taksin the Great Monument, Thonburi
surface form: King Taksin Monument

Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
surface form: Relief sculptures at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall

Thao Suranari Monument
Victory Monument
occupation art teacher
medalist
sculptor
university professor
placeOfBirth Florence
placeOfDeath Bangkok
positionHeld Founder of Silpakorn University Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts
Professor at Silpakorn University
reasonForMove invited by the Thai government to teach sculpture and Western art
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Bangkok
thaiNameMeaning Art Great Sage
tookThaiName Silpa Bhirasri
yearMovedToThailand 1923

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Democracy Monument sculptor Corrado Feroci
Silpa Bhirasri birthName Corrado Feroci