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Arpád Račko (July 17, 1930 – January 2, 2015) was a Slovak sculptor.

He was born in Szolnok, Hungary and lived in Košice.

Arpád Račko studied at the prestigious Academy of Creative Arts in Prague, in the art studio of professor Jan Lauda. There has been a big influence of the sculptural work of Czech sculptors Josef Václav Myslbek and Jan Štursa on his work.

Arpád Račko has created dozens of sculptures, plastic arts, portraits and reliefs. The most popular of his works is the Marathoner statue at Námestie Maratónu mieru (The Peace Marathon Square), made in 1959,[1] and the Statue of the Košice‘s Coat-of-arms at Hlavná ulica (Main Street), that he made in 2002. He died in Košice in 2015.

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- [en] Arpád Račko

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[es] Arpád Račko

Arpád Račko (Szolnok, 17 de julio de 1930-Košice, 2 de enero de 2015)[1] fue un famoso escultor eslovaco.

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[fr] Arpád Račko

Arpád Račko, né le 17 juillet 1930 à Szolnok en Hongrie et mort le 2 janvier 2015 à Košice en Slovaquie, est un sculpteur slovaque[1]. Son œuvre la plus célèbre est le monument représentant les armoiries de la ville de Košice, sculpture inaugurée sur la rue Hlavná ulica (rue principale) en 2002[2].

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[ru] Рачко, Арпад

Арпад Рачко (словацк. Arpád Račko; 17 июня 1930 (1930-06-17), Сольнок, Венгрия — 2 января 2015) — видный словацкий скульптор. Народный художник ЧССР (1988).

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