Heinrich Krippel (27 September 1883 – 5 April 1945) was an Austrian sculptor, painter, chalcographer and illustrator. He is best known for his creation of monumental statues of

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...

in Turkey. He was educated at

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. History The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...

between 1904 and 1909.

Notable works

* Atatürk Monument, Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu Atatürk Anıtı) (3 October 1926) * Atatürk Monument, Konya (29 October 1926) * Victory Monument, Ankara (Ankara Zafer Anıtı) (24 November 1927)) * Statue of Honor, Samsun (Onur Anıtı, Samsun) (15 January 1932) * Monument of Great Triumph, Afyonkarahisar (Büyük Utku Anıtı) (24 March 1936) * Monument of Sitting Atatürk, Ankara (Oturan Atatürk Anıtı) (1938)

References

1883 births Artists from Vienna Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Austrian sculptors Austrian male sculptors 20th-century Austrian painters 20th-century male artists Austrian male painters Austrian engravers Austrian illustrators Austrian expatriates in Turkey Monuments and memorials to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 1945 deaths 20th-century sculptors {{Austria-artist-stub