Kārlis Zāle

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Kārlis Zāle (born 28 October 1888, Mažeikiai, Lithuania; died 19 February 1942, Inčukalns, Latvia) was a Latvian sculptor.

After training in Russia and Germany he returned to Riga, where he both worked in sculpture and taught it. He is best known for his monumental sculptures, including the Brothers' Cemetery and the Freedom Monument in Riga.

[edit] References

• Apsitis, V., 1982 (3ed edn, 1993). Latvian Art in 1915 - 1940 (comp. I. Burane). Stockholm: Latvian State Academy of Arts.

[edit] External links

• Classic.Culture.lv: Short Biography
• "Brīvības Piemineklis" (Freedom Monument), published by the Freedom Monument Committee, 1935 (in Latvian, partially translated)