Voldemar Mellik (until 1938 Melnik; 11 May 1887

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– 24 November 1949

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) was an

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n sculptor.Eesti kunsti ja arhitektuuri biograafiline leksikon (EKABL). Tallinn:

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, 1996. Page 309 In 1911 he finished his studies at

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. After graduating he attended several art schools in Saint Petersburg. In 1918 he returned to Estonia, settling in

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. from 1920 until 1935, he taught (with pauses) at

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. He was the father of architects

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and Ants Mellik.

Gallery

File:Statue of Estonian War of Independence in Otepää 1.jpg, et, Otepää Vabadussõja mälestussammas File:Kursi Monument to the Estonian War of Independence.jpg, et, Kursi Vabadussõja mälestussammas File:Olaf Karro hauasammas.jpg, Olaf Karro's grave at Hiiu-Rahu Cemetery File:Jaan Kiige hauasammas.jpg, Jaan Kiik's grave at Hiiu-Rahu Cemetery

References

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