Franta Belsky
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Date of birth | 6 April 1921 Brno | ||||
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Date of death | 5 July 2000 Abingdon-on-Thames | ||||
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Franta Belsky (also known as František Bělský, 1921–2000) was a Czech sculptor, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He was known for large-scale abstract works of public art as well as more iconographic statues and busts of noted 20th-century figures such as Winston Churchill and members of the British Royal Family.
Works in the Czech Republic
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Memorial to Czechoslovak paratroopers and priests, Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, Prague
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Bust of Winston Churchill, Malá Strana, Prague
Works in the United Kingdom
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Statue of Lord Louis Mountbatten, Horse Guards Parade, London
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Bust of Andrew Browne Cunningham, Trafalgar Square, London (1967)
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Triga on Knightsbridge, London
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Joy Ride, Stevenage
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Torsion, Shelll Centre, London (1957)
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Totem, Arndale Centre, Manchester (1977) (destroyed 1988)
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Leap, Jamestown Harbour, London (1989)