Franta Belsky
Person Male Born 1921 Died 5/7/2000
Born Czechoslovakia as Frantisek Belsky. Fled twice, to escape the Nazis and then the Communists. Ornamental Passions we learn that all Belsky's sculptures contain an empty Guinness bottle, the day's newspaper, a sixpence and a note stating that he was the artist.
Other works in London: the Torsian fountain in front of the Shell Building on the South Bank: The Lesson in Bethnal Green.
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