Fraňo Štefunko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fraňo Štefunko

sculptor from Czechoslovakia

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1903

Place of Birth: Vlčkovce, Trnava Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 06-Apr-1974

Profession: sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Frano Štefunko (born 4 August 1903, Dudváh-Vlckovce, Slovakia (then Austro-Hungary) – died 6 April 1974, Martin, Slovakia (then Czechoslovakia)), was a sculptor, art pedagogue and editor.
In 1932 after his studies of art in Prague he moved to Martin.
He was the editor of a graphical section of Slovenské pohlady, instructor of a carpentry course of the Activity Cultivation Institute, as well as a conservator with the Slovak National Museum.
Štefunko begins with his freelance work two years after coming to Martin and soon becomes one of the founders of Slovak sculpture.
In addition to the statues of many important personalities of Slovak history such as Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav or Ján Kollár and tombs of others (Miloslav Schmidt) he also dedicated his time to monuments in the field of Slovak history (historical figures, the World Wars, Slovak National Uprising).