Silpa Bhirasri
Silpa Bhirasri (Thai: ศิลป์ พีระศรี), the father of modern arts in Thailand, (born Corrado Feroci 15 September 1892 in Florence, died 14 May 1962) was an Italian sculptor invited to Thailand to teach Western sculpture at the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Palace Affairs in 1923, founding what would become Silpakorn University.
He changed his name and became a Thai national during World War II in 1944 in order to avoid arrest by the Japanese.
A Thai commemorative stamp was issued on the centenary of his birth. His birthday, 15 September, is observed each year in Thailand as Silpa Bhirasri Day.
Works
- Democracy Monument, Bangkok
- King Rama I statue at Phra Phutta Yodfa Bridge (The Memorial Bridge), Bangkok 1932
- Thao Suranaree in Nakhon Ratchasima 1934
- King Rama VI at Lumphini Park, Bangkok 1942
- King Naresuan the Great at Don Chedi, Suphanburi Province 1959. Sitthidet Saenghiran, Pakorn Lekson and Sanan Silakorn assisted in creation of the 1½ life size statue.
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