The ''Martin Kukučín'' statue is a sculpture of the Slovak writer of the same name by

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. Copies exist in

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, Slovakia and on the

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campus in

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, in the United States. The statue depicts Kukučín seated with his legs crossed, wearing a suit and boots. He holds an open book in his hands, on his lap.

Bratislava, Slovakia

The ''Martin Kukučín'' statue in Bratislava is in the Medic Garden (''Medická záhrada'') in

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, near the Ondrejský Cemetery. ()

Oregon State University

The bronze ''Martin Kukučín'' statue on the

campus in

, dated 1977, is installed on the west side of The Valley Library (). It measures tall, wide, and long. It rests on a concrete base that is approximately tall and has a diameter. The installation includes a plaque with the inscription: . The work was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by

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"program in April 1993.

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Bratislava, Slovakia

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