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Pietro Canonica (1869 ~ 1959)

Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica is the creator of many monumental sculptures from late 1920’ies. His most famous work is the Monument of the Republic erected in 1928 in Istanbul, Taksim Square.

Another of his works; Ataturk Monument located in Izmir, appears on the 1972 50 Lira commemorative silver pieces struck in memory of the 50th anniversary of the Victory of August the 30th of 1922 (engravings of the coin are made by Avni Kumuk).

 

Heinrich Krippel (1883 ~ 1945)

Henrich Krippel , Austrian sculptor born in Austria, Wien in 1883.

In 1925, while the new Republic of Türkiye was erecting monuments around the country, he participated in a contest for such the Monument of Victory in the new capital Ankara (#38, p. 194).  When he came to Turkey, Municipality of Istanbul comissioned the first statue of the new era; the Statue of Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) in the Park of Sarayburnu (can be literally translated as “Cape Palace”, located by the coast, at the outkirts of the Ottoman Palace). Krippel made various monuments for the republic until 1938.

Atatürk personally posed for the statues (#38, p. 202), and also provided instructions for their themes (#39, Sf 116).

The statues were modelled and cast in his workshop in Wien, then transported to Türkiye de-mounted for final assembly on site (#37, p.51)

 

His artwork appeared on several banknotes, coins and medals.

  • The 1939, 2. emission 2½ Lira Banknote depicts his Monument of Victory in Ankara.
  • The 1951 5th emission 50 Lira banknotes depict a detail of a soldier from the same monument
  • In 1972, State mint issues commemorative medallions for the 50th anniversary of the “Great Offensive” of 30th of August 2022. the medal depicts the Monument of Great Triumph (engravings of the medal were the handiwork of Avni Kumuk).
  • The 5 Lira acmonital coins from 1974 bear an engraving of his Monument of Honour in Samsun (engraved by Avni Kumuk).

 

further reading (Turkish): https://www.yenivatan.at/atatuerkuen-heykeltirasi-viyana-dogumlu-krippelin-yok-olan-mezari-yeniden-yapilacak/