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benno elkan obe

Born 1877 Died 1960 Works span 1956–1956

Benno Elkan OBE: Sculptor of Faith and Remembrance Benno Elkan (1877-1960) was a profoundly influential German-British sculptor whose career spanned decades, marked by both artistic innovation and poignant historical circumstance. Born in Dortmund, Germany, into a Jewish family, his life became inextricably linked with themes of faith, loss, and the enduring spirit of humanity – subjects powerfully expressed through his monumental scu…

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1956

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1956

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benno elkan obe

1877 – 1960

The Lifeline

Chapters — Career Periods

Thumbnails — Dated Works

Colour Band — Movement Drift

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