Jaroslav Róna (born 27 April 1957 in Prague-Letná) is a Czech-Jewish[1] sculptor, painter, actor, educator, and writer.[2]

Works
edit- Franz Kafka – bronze statue on Dušní Street (Holy Spirit Street), historic Jewish Quarter, Prague;[3] inspired by the events in the Description of a Struggle[2]
- The Angel Award statuette (an angel playing horn) [4]
- The Komerční banka Award statuette[5]
- Book, Umanuté kresby, Praha: Torst, 2002, ISBN 80-7215-173-8
Gallery
edit- Statue of Franz Kafka in Prague
- Dítě z Marsu (Child from Mars – 2003)
- Sephia, Cheb, Czech Republic
References
edit- ↑ Mysliveček, Josef H. "Jaroslav Róna: Genius loci je na Žižkově stále přítomen" (PDF). Radniční noviny městské části Praha 3. No. 7–8 2022. p. 14-17.
- 1 2 "Jaroslav Róna website". Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ "Eighty years after his death, Franz Kafka finally has a statue in Prague", Pavla Horáková, 9 January 2004, a Czech Radio webpage
- ↑ History of the Angel Award Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
- ↑ 'Umělecké ztvárnění ceny KB pro Národní divadlo vytvořil akad. malíř a sochař Jaroslav Róna (in Czech)' Archived 13 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 March 2011
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Jaroslav Róna.
- Videoreport with Jaroslav Róna on Artycok.TV
- Artist Jaroslav Róna ARTLIST – database of contemporary Czech art