Karl Duldig | |
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 Dawn (1968), memorial for sports men and women who had died in the Holocaust, Tel Aviv[1] | |
| Born | Karol Duldig 29 December 1902 |
| Died | 11 August 1986 (aged 83) Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
| Resting place | Chevra Kadisha cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Austrian, Australian |
| Known for | Sculptor, table tennis champion, competitor in tennis and football. |
| Style | Modernist |
| Spouse | Slawa Horowitz Duldig |
| Children | Eva Duldig, tennis player |
| Relatives | Tania de Jong (granddaughter) |
Karl (Karol) Duldig (29 December 1902 – 11 August 1986) was a Jewish sculptor.[2] He was born in Przemyśl (Premissl), Poland, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire due to annexation, and he later moved to Vienna. Following the Anschluss in August 1938, he left Vienna and travelled to Switzerland where he was later joined by his wife Slawa Horowitz Duldig and his daughter Eva Duldig. In 1939 they travelled to Singapore – from where they were later deported, and were sent to Australia – where for two years he and his family were interned as enemy aliens. As a sculptor he was instrumental in introducing the Modernist style to an Australian audience, won the 1956 Victorian Sculptor of the Year Award, and had an annual lecture established in his name by the National Gallery of Victoria.
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AJNwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Juliet Peers (2007). "Karl (Karol) Duldig (1902–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 17. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.