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Silpa Bhirasri
Italian sculptor
Silpa Bhirasri (Thai: ศิลป์ พีระศรี; RTGS:&#;Sin Phirasi; Thai pronunciation:[sǐnpʰīː.rá.sǐː]), born Corrado Feroci (15 September – 14 May ), was an Italian-born Thaisculptor.
He is considered the father of modern art in Thailand and was instrumental in the founding of today's Silpakorn University.
Silpa bhirasri biography of michaels
Life
Born in Florence, Tuscany, he studied at the Royal Art Academy of Florence and taught there from to [1] Feroci was invited to Thailand in to teach Western sculpture at the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Palace Affairs.
He was appointed as a sculptor in on a three-year contract for baht per month.[1]
In , he founded what later became Silpakorn University, the University of Fine Arts.[citation needed]
When Italy surrendered to the Allies during World War II, Feroci changed his name and became a Thai national in to avoid arrest by the occupying Japanese army.
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