Thorak, Josef#
b. Salzburg, Feb. 7, 1889, d. Hartmannsberg near Rosenheim (Germany), Feb. 26, 1952, sculptor, student of A. Hanak. Followed the art ideal of the National Socialists (realism, hero cult, glorification of power and strength); with A. Breker one of the most successful and busiest artists of the time.