Kārlis Zāle

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Kārlis Zāle was a prominent Latvian sculptor best known for his monumental works that became key symbols of Latvian national identity in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf Latvian sculptor
human
sculptor
activeInPeriod early 20th century
interwar Latvia
commemoratesInWork Latvian War of Independence NERFINISHED
Latvian national awakening
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfCitizenship Latvia NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Latvia NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1888-10-28
dateOfDeath 1942-02-19
educatedAt Art Academy in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) NERFINISHED
Art school in Berlin
Kazan Art School NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Latvians NERFINISHED
familyName Zāle NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork sculpture
genre memorial sculpture
monumental art
givenName Kārlis NERFINISHED
hasWorkIn Riga city center NERFINISHED
Riga, Brothers’ Cemetery NERFINISHED
Riga, Freedom Monument Square NERFINISHED
influencedBy European monumental sculpture traditions
languageOfWorkOrName Latvian
Russian
movement monumental sculpture
name Kārlis Zāle NERFINISHED
notableFor monumental public sculpture
works symbolizing Latvian national identity
notableWork Bremen Town Musicians (sculptural group in Riga) NERFINISHED
Brothers’ Cemetery ensemble in Riga NERFINISHED
Freedom Monument NERFINISHED
Latvian Riflemen monument (original ensemble elements) NERFINISHED
Monuments dedicated to Latvian War of Independence
Sculptural reliefs and figures on the Freedom Monument
occupation sculptor
placeOfBirth Mažeikiai NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Inčukalns NERFINISHED
residence Riga NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
significantEvent creation of the Brothers’ Cemetery ensemble
design of the Freedom Monument in Riga
style realism
symbolism in monumental form
workLocation Riga NERFINISHED

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Freedom Monument sculptor Kārlis Zāle