Willi Soukop

Willi Soukop RA (5 January 1907 – 8 February 1995)[1] was a sculptor, member of the Royal Academy and early teacher of Elisabeth Frink. Soukop's work is prominently on display at Hull University in front of the Brynmor Jones Library. The older section has two exterior bas-relief sculptures by Willi Soukop, one is of an owl, the other shows a human figure representing the light of knowledge and is positioned directly over the main entrance.[2]

Willi Soukop
Born
Wilhelm Joseph Soukop

(1907-01-05)5 January 1907
Vienna, Austria
Died8 February 1995(1995-02-08) (aged 88)
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationSculptor
Willi Soukop Sculpture outside Albany House
Sculpture at Kett's Oak (1962-3)
Swan Fountain, Dartington Hall, 1950
Sculpture at Swansea University
New Life Sculpture at London Zoo
Donkey in bronze, Dartington Hall, 1935

References
  1. "OBITUARY: Willi Soukop". The Independent. 1995-02-09. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. Booth, James (2014). Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love. Bloomsbury Press. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-4088-5166-1.

Sources
  • Buckman, D., 1998
  • Nairne, S. and Serota, N. (eds), 1981
  • Spalding, F., 1990
  • Strachan, W.J., 1984
  • Obituary, The Times, 9 February 1995


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