Josef Drahoňovský was a sculptor and stone cutter who specialized in Bohemian glass art. He graduated in 1894 from the Jewellery College in Turnov and afterwards worked for two years in Wien as an engraver of precious stones. Between 1896-1902 he studied at the Prague College of Industrial Art, where he later became a professor. Later he established his own sculpting studio in Prague. Drahoňovský began as a sculptor in marble, bronze, and ceramics and turned to glass work after 1920 but, at the same time, he applied himself to fine-glass engraving. He also became known as a stone cutter of semi-precious stones in the tradition of his homeland. The glass engravings by Drahoňovský were among the most important in the country in the first half of the century. His styles went from Art Deco to Neoclassicism. The three sculptures he submitted to the Art Competitions in 1932 at Los Angeles in the Sculpture Category were also glass works. He designed two glassworks for Sokol meetings. One of them dates from 1938, the other one from 1926, and only the latter can be considered as the entry for the 1932 art competitions. There are also two similar versions of a vase or a cup with the Archer’s motif. These may be the two respective works entered.
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