Hüseyin Gezer (1920 – 27 December 2013), was a Turkish sculptor.
He was born at Kıravga village of
Mut
Mut (; also transliterated as Maut and Mout) was a mother goddess worshipped in ancient Egypt. Her name means ''mother'' in the ancient Egyptian language. Mut had many different aspects and attributes that changed and evolved greatly over th ...
district in
Mersin Province
Mersin Province (), formerly İçel Province (), is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast between Antalya Province, A ...
in a village 1920.
He attended elementary school in Mut, middle school in
Silifke
Silifke is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Mersin Province, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,692 km2, and its population is 132,665 (2022). It is west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of the Çukurova plain.
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and graduated from Necatibey Pedagogical School in
Balıkesir
Balıkesir () is a city in the Marmara Region, Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Balıkesir Province, which is also a Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality. As of 2022, the population of Balıkesir Province ...
in 1940. After a year of teaching, he completed his military service. The
Minister of National Education Hasan Âli Yücel
Hasan Âli Yücel (17 December 1897 – 26 February 1961) was a Turkish education reformer and philosophy teacher who served as minister of national education of Turkey from December 1938 to August 1946. He is remembered for the foundation of V ...
decreed that his mandatory service be postponed, and ensured that he could attend the Sculpture Department of
Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts in 1944. He became a student of
Rudolf Belling
Rudolf Belling (26 August 1886 – 9 June 1972) was a German sculpture, sculptor. His work was part of the Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics#Sculpture, sculpture event in the Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics, art compe ...
, and graduated in 1948.
Gezer went to Paris, France on a scholarship, and at worked at the studio of Prof.
Marcel Gimond (1894–1961) in the
Julian Academy. After going back home, he returned to the Fine Arts Academy as assistant in the Sculpture Department in 1950. He served as a teacher of modeling and patterning of sculpture and ceramics, studio teacher, assistant director, director and finally department head. Also between 1969 and 1976, he was a director at the
Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum. In accordance with the new law surrounding educational institutions, he received the title of "professor".
Works
His main works are:
* Türbanlı Kadın (Turbanned woman)
* Çıplak Kadın (Naked woman)
* Çocuk ve Ana (Child and Mother)
* Efe'nin Aşkı
* Köprülü Mehmet Paşa bust
* Atlılar
* Yahya Kemal Head
* Yahya Kemal Sculpture (1968) (BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Yahya Kemal Park)
* Atatürk Head bust (Displayed at the
Atatürk Monument in Canberra)
* Geyve, Karabük, Akhisar, Balıkesir, Antalya, Polatlı, Atatürk monuments
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Mut
Mut (; also transliterated as Maut and Mout) was a mother goddess worshipped in ancient Egypt. Her name means ''mother'' in the ancient Egyptian language. Mut had many different aspects and attributes that changed and evolved greatly over th ...
KaracaoÄŸlan Statue
* Police Martyrs Monument (Ankara)
* 50. Years Atatürk busts (2 first place awards in the contest)
* Torch-wielding Atatürk bust at the Bilkent University Entrance
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1920 births
People from Mut, Mersin
Turkish schoolteachers
Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul alumni
Turkish male sculptors
20th-century Turkish sculptors
Academic staff of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2013 deaths
Académie Julian alumni