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Arno Breker
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-07-19 ) 19 July 1900, Elberfeld , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
- Died
- 13 February 1991 (1991-02-13) (aged 90), Düsseldorf , Germany
- Alma mater
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Known for
- Sculpting
- Spouses
- Demetra Messala ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; died 1956 ) Charlotte Kluge ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Elberfeld
- Place of death
- Düsseldorf
- Occupation
- graphic artist
- Educated at
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Employer
- Berlin University of the Arts
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- 1936 Summer Olympics
- Field of work
- art of sculpture
- Genre
- monument
- Image
- Arno Breker Atelier Duesseldorf (1972).jpg
- Residence
- Elberfeld
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- Commons category
- Arno Breker
- date of birth
- 1900-07-19
- date of death
- 1991-02-13
- Commons Creator page
- Arno Breker
- Commons gallery
- Arno Breker
- name in native language
- Arno Breker
- influenced by
- Charles Despiau
- has works in the collection
- Museum Kunstpalast
- P8168
- 4 × 100 metres relay
- described at URL
- arch-pavouk.cz/index.php/architekti/1500-breker-arno
Sources (12)
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Works in European collections
12 objects attributed to Arno Breker, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Working Life
The Hunter
Dionysus
Letter from Arno Breker and Demetra Massala to Margarete Hauptmann
Letter from Arno Breker and Demetra Massala to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Arno Breker to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Arno Breker to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Arno Breker and Demetra Massala to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Arno Breker and Demetra Massala to Gerhart Hauptmann
Letter from Arno Breker to Gerhart Hauptmann
Self-portrait
Untitled
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Encyclopedic overview
Arno Breker (19 July 1900 – 13 February 1991) was a German sculptor who is best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, where he was endorsed by the authorities as the antithesis of degenerate art. He was made official state sculptor and exempted from military service. One of his better known statues is Die Partei, representing the spirit of the Nazi Party, which flanked one side of the carriage entrance to Albert Speer's new Reich Chancellery.
After the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945 Breker continued to thrive professionally as a sculptor in the new West Germany.
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