- Fraňo Štefunko
Infobox Person
name = Fraňo Štefunko
caption = Sculptor
birth_date =4 August 1903
birth_place =Dudváh-Vlčkovce ,Slovakia (thenAustro-Hungary )
alive-dead =
death_date =6 April 1974
death_place = Martin,Slovakia (thenCzechoslovakia )Fraňo Štefunko (*
4 August 1903 ,Dudváh-Vlčkovce ,Slovakia (thenAustro-Hungary ) – †6 April 1974 , Martin,Slovakia (thenCzechoslovakia )), was asculptor , artpedagogue andeditor . In 1932 after his studies of art inPrague he moved to Martin. He was the editor of a graphical section ofSlovenské pohľady , instructor of a carpentry course of the Activity Cultivation Institute, as well as a conservator with theSlovak National Museum . Štefunko begins with his freelance work two years after coming to Martin and soon becomes one of the founders of Slovak sculpture. In addition to the statues of many important personalities of Slovak history such asPavol Országh Hviezdoslav orJán Kollár and tombs of others (Miloslav Schmidt ) he also dedicated his time to monuments in the field of Slovak history (historical figures, the World Wars,Slovak National Uprising ). [ [http://www.obnova.sk/modules.php?name=clanky&file=clanok&sid=761 Obnova.sk > Osobnosti > Fraňo ŠTEFUNKO - sochár a výtvarný pedagóg ] ]References
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