Jaroslav Róna (born 27 April 1957 in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

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) is a Czech-Jewish sculptor, painter, actor, educator, and writer.

Works

Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a novelist and writer from Prague who was Jewish, Austrian, and Czech and wrote in German. He is widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of Litera ...

- bronze

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on Dušní Street (

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Street), historic

Jewish Quarter Jewish Quarter may refer to: *Jewish quarter (diaspora), areas of many cities and towns traditionally inhabited by Jews *Jewish Quarter (Jerusalem), one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem *Jewish Quarter (), a popular name ...

, Prague; inspired by the events in the ''

Description of a Struggle "Description of a Struggle" () is a short story by Franz Kafka. It contains the dialogues "Conversation with the Supplicant" ("Gespräch mit dem Beter") and "Conversation with the Drunk" ("Gespräch mit dem Betrunkenen"). Origins "Description of ...

'' *The Angel Award statuette (an angel playing horn) *The Komerční banka Award statuette'Umělecké ztvárnění ceny KB pro Národní divadlo vytvořil akad. malíř a sochař Jaroslav Róna (in Czech)'
Retrieved 2011 March 30 *Book, ''Umanuté kresby'', Praha: Torst, 2002,

Gallery

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- statue in Prague File:Rona2003.JPG, Dítě z Marsu (Child from Mars - 2003) File:Jaroslav Róna Sépie.jpg, Sephia,

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, Czech Republic

References

External links

Videoreport with Jaroslav Róna on Artycok.TV

Artist Jaroslav Róna
ARTLIST- database of contemporary Czech art 1957 births Living people 20th-century sculptors 21st-century Czech sculptors Czech male sculptors 20th-century Czech painters Czech male painters 21st-century Czech painters 21st-century male artists Czech male actors 20th-century Czech male artists Czech Jews Artists from Prague {{CzechRepublic-sculptor-stub