Memorial Bust Honoring J.V. Myslbek, Prague, Czech Republic Editorial Photo

Pictured is a memorial bust honoring J.V. Myslbek, Prague, Czech Republic. In English the text reads `He lived and died here, sculptor, J.V. Myselbek 1848-1922, devoted to the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Arts`. Josef Václav Myslbek was a Czech sculptor and medalist credited with founding the modern Czech sculpting style. Myslbek`s most famous work is the Statue of Saint Wenceslas, which is located in the center of Wenceslas Square. It took him over 20 years to complete but has since become one of Prague’s most recognizable landmarks and a symbol of Czech statehood.