Enrico Glicenstein
1870 - 1942
Enrico Glicenstein was a Polish-born sculptor who lived in Italy and the United States.
Life
Glicenstein was born in Turek, Poland in 1870 and named Enoch Hendryk Glicenstein. His father was a teacher who also worked as a monumental mason. He initially showed interest in being a rabbi whilst working in Łódź painting signs and carving wood. After studying in Munich at the Royal Bavarian Academy of Art he married Helena Hirszenberg in 1896. The couple lived in Rome where he adopted the name "Enrico". His son Emanuel was born in Rome, and Glicenstein became an Italian citizen.
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