Vera Fischer (sculptor)

Vera Fischer (27 January 1925 - 14 July 2009) was a Croatian sculptor.[1][2][3][4]

Vera Fischer
Born(1925-01-27)27 January 1925
Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, (now Croatia)
Died14 July 2009(2009-07-14) (aged 84)
Zagreb, Croatia
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
OccupationSculptor

Fischer was born in Zagreb to a Jewish family on 27 January 1925. Her father died when she was one year old and she was raised by her grandparents, and mother Latica (née Klein).[5] In 1951, Fischer graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, at the University of Zagreb under professor Vanja Raduš. She has participated in the numerous solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad, such as the first public appearance in 1952 at the 8th Croatian Association of Artists exhibition, and in 1962 solo exhibition at the Croatian Association of Artists salon in Zagreb. In 2002, Fischer organized an autobiographical exhibition.[6] Since 1952, Fischer was a member of the Croatian Association of Artists. In 1997, President of Croatia Franjo Tuđman awarded Fischer with the Order of Danica Hrvatska face of Marko Marulić.[7] She was an active member of the Jewish community in Zagreb.[4] Fischer died in Zagreb on 14 July 2009 and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.[8]

References
  1. "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database: Vera Fischer". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 100)
  3. (in Croatian) Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); In Memoriam - Vera Fischer; stranica 62; broj 110, lipanj / srpanj / kolovoz 2009.
  4. "Hrvatski Andy Warhol bila je žena" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  5. (in Croatian) Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); Nataša Maksimović Subašić; Vera Fischer - Ljubav prema životu i toleranciji; stranica 16, 17; broj 112, studeni / prosinac 2009.
  6. "Vera Fischer, Autobiografska izložba, Gliptoteka HAZU" (in Croatian). Matica hrvatska. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  7. "Umrla je Vera Fischer, akademska kiparica" (in Croatian). Hrvatsko Društvo Likovnih Umjetnika. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  8. (in Croatian) Gradska groblja Zagreb: Vera Fischer, Mirogoj Ž-119-II-285

Bibliography
  • Snješka Knežević, Aleksander Laslo (2011). Židovski Zagreb. Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8.
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