Sculptor Frančišek Smerdu on display at National Gallery

Ljubljana, 29 January - The National Gallery has put on display works by sculptor Frančišek Smerdu (1908-1964), who is known for intimate small sculptures and monumental public works of art. One of his best known is a monument to the 19th-century poet France Prešeren which was made in 1952 and is located in front of the theatre bearing the poet's name in Kranj.

Kranj The monument to poet France Prešeren (1800-1849) in front of the France Prešeren Theatre. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA File photo

Kranj
The monument to poet France Prešeren (1800-1849) in front of the France Prešeren Theatre.
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
File photo

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