Name Edgar Viies | Died September 20, 2006 | |
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Edgar Viies (12 January 1931, Simititsa, Leningrad Oblast - 20 September 2006) was an Estonian sculptor.
Edgar was born in Leningrad Oblast Volosovo to a farming family. From 1951-52 he studied at the Estonian State Art Institute and then of Leningrad Academy of Arts, graduating in 1958. He acted as a freelance artist throughout his life.
In 1974 he was awarded the Kristjan Raud Art Award. In 2002 he was given the Estonian Cultural Endowment annual award.
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