Jaroslav Róna

Jaroslav Róna (born 27 April 1957 in Prague-Letná) is a Czech-Jewish[1] sculptor, painter, actor, educator, and writer.[2]

Works

  • Franz Kafka – bronze statue on Dušní Street (Holy Spirit Street), historic Jewish Quarter, Prague;[3] inspired by the events in the Description of a Struggle[2]
  • The Angel Award statuette (an angel playing horn) [4]
  • The Komerční banka Award statuette[5]
  • Book, Umanuté kresby, Praha: Torst, 2002, ISBN 80-7215-173-8

References

  1. ^ Mysliveček, Josef H. "Jaroslav Róna: Genius loci je na Žižkově stále přítomen" (PDF). Radniční noviny městské části Praha 3. No. 7–8 2022. p. 14-17.
  2. ^ a b "Jaroslav Róna website". Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Eighty years after his death, Franz Kafka finally has a statue in Prague", Pavla Horáková, 9 January 2004, a Czech Radio webpage
  4. ^ History of the Angel Award Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
  5. ^ 'Umělecké ztvárnění ceny KB pro Národní divadlo vytvořil akad. malíř a sochař Jaroslav Róna (in Czech)' Archived 13 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 March 2011
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