Sreten Stojanović

Sculptor and art critic. Born in Prijedor, he became a sculptor after going to study, first in Vienna at the beginning of 1918, and later in Paris. In 1922 he moved to Belgrade establishing his first sculpture studio. He exhibited his works at soloist and group exhibitions, very actively participated in the art life, wrote artistic criticisms and published two books. He often appeared in public discussing professional or social problems at those times. He became one of the first professors at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade and later the rector. One his most prominent works is the public monument to Karađorđe Petrović in front of The Temple of Saint Sava and the National Library in Belgrade. He left behind one of the most valuable sculpture opuses in Yugoslavian art of the 20th century.