Antun Augustinčić

Antun Augustinčić
Antun Augustinčić in his studio
photographed by Tošo Dabac
Born(1900-05-04)4 May 1900
Died10 May 1979(1979-05-10) (aged 79)
EducationZagreb Academy of Fine Arts
École des Arts Décoratifs
École des Beaux-Arts
Known forSculpture

Antun Augustinčić (4 May 1900 – 10 May 1979) was a Croatian sculptor active in Yugoslavia and the United States. Along with Ivan Meštrović and Frano Kršinić, he is considered one of the three most important Croatian sculptors of the 20th century. His most notable sculptures include the Peace monument which stands in front of the United Nations building in New York City, the Miner statue in front of the International Labour Organization headquarters in Geneva, and the sculpture of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, present in several copies throughout former Yugoslavia.