Willi Soukop

Willi Soukop
Born	Wilhelm Joseph Soukop (1907-01-05)5 January 1907 Vienna, Austria
Died	8 February 1995(1995-02-08) (aged 88) Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality	Austrian
Occupation	Sculptor

Willi Soukop RA (5 January 1907 – 8 February 1995)^[1] was a sculptor, member of the Royal Academy and early teacher of Elisabeth Frink. Soukop's work is prominently on display at Hull University in front of the Brynmor Jones Library. Two external Willi Soukop bas-relief sculptures, one of an owl and the other of a human figure signifying the light of knowledge, are located over the main entrance in the older part.^[2]

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  Willi Soukop Sculpture outside Albany House
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  Sculpture at Kett's Oak (1962-63)
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  Swan Fountain, Dartington Hall, 1950
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  Sculpture at Swansea University
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  New Life Sculpture at London Zoo
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  Donkey in bronze, Dartington Hall, 1935

References

1. Michael Parkin (9 February 1995). "OBITUARY: Willi Soukop". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
2. Booth, James (2014). Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love. Bloomsbury Press. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-4088-5166-1.

Sources

• Buckman, D., 1998^{[full citation needed]}
• Nairne, S. and Serota, N. (eds), 1981^{[full citation needed]}
• Spalding, F., 1990^{[full citation needed]}
• Strachan, W.J., 1984^{[full citation needed]}
• Obituary, The Times, 9 February 1995^{[full citation needed]}