Slavko Brill

Slavko Brill (27 December 1900 – January 1943) was a Croatian-Jewish sculptor and ceramics artist born in Nova Gradiška.

His artistic works included portraits, busts, and cemetery monuments.

He was arrested by the Ustaše in July 1941, and then quickly released after an intercession from the Gorica utensils factory, where he was employed.

In January 1942 he was arrested with his wife and incarcerated in Jasenovac concentration camp where he was forced to feature along with some other Jewish artists including Daniel Ozmo and Daniel Kabiljo in a propaganda film.

Approximately 30 of his gypsum sculptures are kept in the Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and one of his portraits is kept in the Modern Gallery, Zagreb.

Brill is a co-author of the relief in the base of the statue of King Tomislav in Zagreb. [ 1 ]