Pieter D'Hont (24 April 1917 – 12 June 1997) was a Dutch

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. He studied at the

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. D'Hont designed the statue of the

Edison Award The Edison Award is an annual Dutch music prize awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. It is comparable to the American Grammy Award. The Edison award itself is a bronze replica of a statuette of Thomas Edison, designed by ...

. Most of his works are located in

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File:Symbool wijsheid dHont detail.jpg, ''Symbol of Wisdom'' (1943) in Utrecht, Netherlands File:AnneFrank dHont.jpg, ''Anne Frank'' (1960) in Utrecht, Netherlands File:Bizon Pieter dHont Beneluxlaan Utrecht.JPG, ''Bison'' (1968) in Utrecht, Netherlands 1917 births 1997 deaths Dutch male sculptors People from Hilversum 20th-century Dutch sculptors 20th-century Dutch male artists {{Netherlands-sculptor-stub