Hans Josephsohn

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Hans Josephsohn (born May 1920) is a Swiss sculptor.

Josephsohn was born in Königsberg (today's Kaliningrad). In 1937, he moved to Florence for the study of art. The next year, he fled to Switzerland. He and his brother who escaped to Canada were the only members of his family to survive the Holocaust.

Established sculptor Otto Müller became Josephson's teacher.

Josephson received the art prize of Zurich in 2003.

Film Josephsohn Bildhauer

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