Antun Augustinčić was a Croatian sculptor active in Yugoslavia and the United States. Along with Ivan Meštrović and Frano Kršinić, he is considered one of the three most important Croatian sculptors of the 20th century. His most notable sculptures include the Peace monument which stands in front of the United Nations building in New York City, the Miner statue in front of the International Labour Organization headquarters in Geneva, and the sculpture of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, present in several copies throughout former Yugoslavia.
Antun Augustinčić in his studio photographed by Tošo Dabac
Sorrow, monument at the Vajda family tomb, Mirogoj cemetery in Zagreb, 1930
Józef Piłsudski monument in Katowice, Poland, 1936–39
Monument Victory at the Battle of Batina Memorial in Batina, 1947
Frano Kršinić was a Croatian sculptor active in former Yugoslavia. Along with Ivan Meštrović and Antun Augustinčić, he is considered one of the three most important Croatian sculptors of the 20th century. His most widely known work is the statue of Nikola Tesla installed at the Niagara Falls State Park, United States, an identical copy of the monument residing in front of the building of the School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade (Serbia).
Frano Kršinić
A Tesla monument erected in 1963 in front of the building of University of Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering