kārlis, zāle, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 2023, learn, when, remove, this, message, october, 1888, f. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Karlis Zale 28 October 1888 19 February 1942 was a Latvian sculptor 1 Karlis ZaleBorn28 October 1888Mazeikiai Russian EmpireDied19 February 1942 1942 02 19 aged 53 Incukalns Reichskomissariat OstlandNationalityLatvianKnown forSculptureNotable workFreedom Monument Zale was born in Mazeikiai but grew up in Liepaja 2 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 Incukalns Latvia Gallery edit nbsp Freedom Monument Riga nbsp Detail Monument to the Soldiers of the 6th Infantry Regiment Sudrabkalnins Silver Hill Riga nbsp Main gate Brothers Cemetery Riga nbsp Liberty atop the Freedom MonumentReferences edit Renovated Charles Lawn Mother Latvian Mets Latvian Public Media Retrieved 2017 02 07 Slava Laima Karlis Zale Latvian Cultural Canon Archived from the original on 1 June 2016 Retrieved 22 January 2015 Apsitis V 1982 3ed edn 1993 Latvian Art in 1915 1940 comp I Burane Stockholm Latvian State Academy of Arts External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karlis Zale Classic Culture lv Short Biography Brivibas Piemineklis Freedom Monument published by the Freedom Monument Committee 1935 in Latvian partially translated nbsp This article about a Latvian sculptor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karlis Zale amp oldid 1170238984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,