Edgar Viies (12 January 1931, Simititsa, Leningrad Oblast – 20 September 2006) was an Estonian sculptor.
Edgar was born in Leningrad Oblast Volosovo to a farming family. From 1951-52 he studied at the Estonian State Art Institute and then of Leningrad Academy of Arts, graduating in 1958.
He acted as a freelance artist throughout his life.
In 1974 he was awarded the
Kristjan Raud
Kristjan Raud (22 October 1865, Kirikuküla, Vinni Parish – 19 May 1943, Tallinn) was an Estonian symbolist painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Estonian National Museum. Folklore elements figure heavily in his subject m ...
Art Award. In 2002 he was given the Estonian Cultural Endowment annual award.
References
* Juta Kivimäe, Kunstimuuseum lennujaamas. Edgar Viies (1931-2006), sõjajärgse modernismi klassik, näituse kaastekst,
Eesti Kunstimuuseum, 2012
External links
ArtNet entry
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1931 births
2006 deaths
20th-century Estonian sculptors
20th-century Estonian male artists
Estonian Academy of Arts alumni
Burials at Metsakalmistu