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'''Josef Thorak''' (b ] ] at ], ]; d ] ] at ], ]) was an ]-] ]. | ||
| One of two official sculptors for the ], he was given a huge studio near ] in 1938. It was here that he worked on his large pieces, some as tall as sixty-five feet. His horses were destined to be placed at the ] Stadium. Because of his preference for muscular neo-classical nude sculpture, he was known among some as "Professor Thorax". Some ] influences can be noticed in his ] style. | |||
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Josef Thorak (b 7 February 1889 at Salzburg, Austria; d 26 February 1952 at Hartmannsberg, Germany) was an Austrian-German sculptor.
One of two official sculptors for the Third Reich, he was given a huge studio near Munich in 1938. It was here that he worked on his large pieces, some as tall as sixty-five feet. His horses were destined to be placed at the Nuremberg Stadium. Because of his preference for muscular neo-classical nude sculpture, he was known among some as "Professor Thorax". Some expressionist influences can be noticed in his neoclassical style.