Pillhofer, Josef#
b. Vienna, June 1, 1921, sculptor. Student of F. Wotruba; from 1954 teacher at the Vienna Academy, 1970-1981 head of the department of sculpture at the Technical College (HTBLA) in Graz. His work is strongly influenced by French cubism (studied under O. Zadkine in Paris). 1968 Austrian State Prize.
Literature#
J. P. Zeichnungen 1944-91, exhibition catalogue, Vienna 1991; J. P. Skulpturen, Zeichnungen und Arbeiten aus der Pariser Zeit, exhibition catalogue, Passau 1993.