Czech-born sculptor and educator Albin Polasek was a major figure in Chicago sculpture, designing and installing public works here and in his newly independent homeland of Czechoslovakia after World War I. His works celebrated universal human themes and unique civic ideals for the people of his homeland. In addition, as director of the sculpture department at the School of the Art Institute for 30 years, he had an important impact on the next generation of Chicago sculptors. Architectural historian Tim Wittman tells the amazing life story of this underappreciated master sculptor.
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