About Kārlis Zāle
Lived 1888 – 1942 (aged 53). Kārlis Zāle was a Russian and Latvian sculptor.
Kārlis Zāle (28 October 1888 – 19 February 1942) was a Latvian sculptor.
Zāle was born in Mažeikiai, but grew up in Liepāja. After training in Russia at the Kazan Art School under Alexander Matveyev and in Germany, he returned to Riga in 1923, where he both worked in sculpture and taught it. He is best known for his monumental sculptures, including the massive main gates at Brothers' Cemetery and the Freedom Monument in Riga.
He died in Inčukalns, Latvia.
He was awarded the Latvian Order of the Three Stars 2nd Class on 15 November 1935.
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Latvian sculptor (1888–1942)
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Kārlis Zāle was born on 28 October 1888 in Mažeikiai.
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Kārlis Zāle died on 19 February 1942 in Inčukalns.
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Kārlis Zāle was a sculptor.
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Kārlis Zāle was Russian and Latvian.
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