Arno Breker

Arno Breker
Breker in the 1930s
Born(1900-07-19)19 July 1900
Elberfeld, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died13 February 1991(1991-02-13) (aged 90)
Düsseldorf, Germany
Alma materKunstakademie Düsseldorf
Known forSculpting
Spouses
  • Demetra Messala
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    (m. 1937; died 1956)​
  • Charlotte Kluge
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    (m. 1958)​
Children2
Olympic medal record
Art competitions
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Statues

Arno Breker (19 July 1900 – 13 February 1991) was a German sculptor who is best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, where they were endorsed by the authorities as the antithesis of degenerate art. He was made official state sculptor, and exempted from military service.[1] One of his better known statues is Die Partei, representing the spirit of the Nazi Party that flanked one side of the carriage entrance to Albert Speer's new Reich Chancellery.

After the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945 Breker continued to thrive professionally as a sculptor in the new West Germany.[1]

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