Kuzma Kovačić (born 6 June 1952 ) is a Croatian academic sculptor and professor. Kovačić was born at the island of

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, where he attended gymnasium. In 1976 he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. He is the author of the altar in

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, the statue of pope

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in Selca at the island of

Brač Brač is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, with an area of , making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. It is separated from the mainland by the Brač Channel, which is wide.Franjo Tuđman Franjo Tuđman (14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999) was a Croatian politician and historian who became the first president of Croatia, from 1990 until his death in 1999. He served following the Independence of Croatia, country's independe ...

Škabrnja Škabrnja is a village and a municipality in northern Dalmatia, Croatia, located halfway between Zadar and Benkovac, in the lowland region of Ravni Kotari. The municipality includes the village of Škabrnja with a population of 1,413, as well as t ...

and

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, monument of

Antun Mihanović Antun Mihanović (10 June 1796 – 14 November 1861) was a Croatian poet and lyricist, most famous for writing the national anthem of Croatia, which was put to music by Josip Runjanin and adopted in 1891. Klanjec, his birthplace, holds a monument ...

in Gata near

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, statue of Diva Grabovčeva near

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, altar relief in the Church of the Holy Mother of the Freedom in Zagreb and many others. Kovačić designed coins of Croatian kuna (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 lipas and 1, 2, 5 and 25 kunas).Borovac, Marina
20 years of kuna – who are the authors of currency we use today
''Večernji list''. Published 29 May 2014. He exhibited internationally, as well as in Gallery of Fine Arts in Split and Modern Gallery in Zagreb. He was awarded three national decorations by the president

Franjo Tuđman Franjo Tuđman (14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999) was a Croatian politician and historian who became the first president of Croatia, from 1990 until his death in 1999. He served following the Independence of Croatia, country's independe ...

. Kovačić is a member of

Brethren of the Croatian Dragon The Society of Brethren of the Croatian Dragon (; ) is a Croatian historical and cultural society founded on November 16, 1905. History The Society was formed in times of Croatian territorial and political disunion. Certain autonomy had been be ...

and the president of the branch of

Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (; , HAZU) is the national academy of Croatia. HAZU was founded under the patronage of the Croatian bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer under the name Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (, JAZU) since its ...

. He is a professor at the Academy of Arts of the

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. Since 2020, he is a full member of the

Accolades

Vladimir Nazor Award The Vladimir Nazor Award () is a Croatian prize for arts and culture established in 1959, and awarded every year by the country's Ministry of Culture. Named after the writer Vladimir Nazor (1876–1949), the prize is awarded to Croatian artists ...

(1991) *

Order of Danica Hrvatska The Order of Danica Hrvatska (, ) is the fourteenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded for different purposes and with different faces: * Marko Marulić – for cultur ...

with the face of

Marko Marulić Marko Marulić Splićanin (; ; 18 August 1450 – 5 January 1524), was a Croatian poet, lawyer, judge, and Renaissance humanist. He is the national poet of Croatia. According to George J. Gutsche, Marulić's epic poem '' Judita'' "is the first ...

(1995) *

Order of the Croatian Interlace The Order of the Croatian Interlace or Order of the Early Croatian three-strand pattern () is the seventeenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded for advancement of pro ...

(1999)

References

External links

Biography
in Croatian, Italian and French. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovačić, Kuzma 20th-century Croatian sculptors 21st-century Croatian sculptors Living people 1952 births People from Hvar University of Zagreb alumni Coin designers