Agim Çavdarbasha
Agim Çavdarbasha (Serbo-Croatian: Agim Čavdarbaša, Агим Чавдарбаша) (24 March 1944 – 20 October 1999) was a Kosovo Albanian sculptor.[1] Çavdarbasha was a major influence on contemporary sculpture in Kosovo.
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Born in Peć, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, he graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts of Belgrade in 1969 and the Academy of Arts of Ljubljana in 1971.[1]
He was a member of the Academy of Figurative of Arts of Kosovo and later of the Academy of Science and Arts.[1]
His atelier in Čaglavica was put to flame during the 2004 unrests, but was rebuilt and today stands as a museum.[1]
Works
His works include the statues of Ymer Prizreni and Abdyl Frashëri displayed at the League of Prizren museum. During the Kosovo War, Serbian policemen threw the statues into a nearby river and the museum was burnt.[1]
References
- Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 58-59. ISBN 9780810874831.