About Rose Koller
Rose Koller was an Austrian sculptor.
Rose Koller (February 10, 1909 - September 3, 2008) was an Austrian sculptor.
Koller worked for the Natural History Museum in Vienna starting in 1933. In 1936, the Smithsonian's Anthropological Department commissioned a series of "family portrait-sculptures of ancient Austrians." Koller worked with a sculptor team. They used prehistoric skulls to model scientifically accurate heads for exhibition in an early example of forensic facial reconstruction.
Koller published a paper in 1935, Ein Beitrag zur Schädelkunde der Juden (Skull science of the Jews), which was a craniologic study of the Jewish population of Constantinople. She joined the NSDAP in 1938.
Koller worked for the Natural History Museum where she created a historical bust of St. Leopold which was exhibited at the 500th anniversary of his canonization.
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Who was Rose Koller?
Austrian sculptor
When did Rose Koller die?
Rose Koller died on 3 September 2008.
What was Rose Koller's occupation?
Rose Koller was a sculptor.
What nationality was Rose Koller?
Rose Koller was Austrian.
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