Hinko Juhn

Hinko Juhn was a Croatian Jewish sculptor, best known for his ceramics. He studied at the Arts amp Crafts College in Zagreb and the International Academy in Florence, and took specialist classes in ceramics in the Czech Republic, Germany and at the Vienna School of Applied Arts. On his return to Zagreb, he exhibited his work at the Spring Salon, and introduced ceramic techniques to a new generation of Croatian artists through his teaching.

Juhn was born on June 9, 1891 in Podgora by Naice to a Jewish family. After two years at the high school in Osijek, at the age ofhe enrolled in the State Craft School in Zagreb. In 1907 he went on to study sculpture at the College of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb under Robert FrangeMihanovi and Rudolf Valdec, graduating in 1911. He continued his studies at the International Academy in Florence, where he also held his first solo exhibition in 1912.

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