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Franta Belsky

(1921-2000), Sculptor

Sitter in 10 portraits
Artist of 5 portraits
Born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, the son of eminent economist Joseph Belsky, Franta Belsky fled with his family to England after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia. He returned to Prague after the war to find that many of his relations had perished in the Holocaust. Belsky designed a Paratroop memorial, and a medal in honour of Emil Zatopek, before fleeing to England again to escape the Communist takeover of 1948. His work includes not only traditional statues and busts, but also large-scale more abstract works.

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Cecil Day-Lewis, by Franta Belsky - NPG 5068

Cecil Day-Lewis

by Franta Belsky
bronze bust, 1952
NPG 5068

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, by Franta Belsky - NPG 5268

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

by Franta Belsky
bronze head, 1979
NPG 5268

Queen Elizabeth II, by Franta Belsky - NPG 5472

Queen Elizabeth II

by Franta Belsky
bronze head, 1981
NPG 5472

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, by Franta Belsky - NPG 5782

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

by Franta Belsky
bronze head, 1984
NPG 5782

John Piper, by Franta Belsky - NPG 5966

John Piper

by Franta Belsky
bronze bust, 1987
NPG 5966

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Anna eden

01 September 2018, 20:02

Franta is buried at Sutton Courtney Church in Oxfordshire.

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