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Revision as of 14:47, 18 October 2005 by 81.193.43.45 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Josef Thorak (b. February 7 1889 - d. February 26 1952) 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.