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Ülo Õun

Ülo Õun, Estonian sculptor (died 1988)

Born
April 30, 1940
Died
March 7, 1988
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1940

About Ülo Õun

Ülo Õun was an Estonian sculptor whose career began in the late 1960s and came to prominence in the 1970s. Õun mainly worked as a portrait and figural sculptor and was known for his works in colored plaster and bronze. One of Õun's most notable sculptures is Isa ja poeg (English: Father and Son), created in plaster in 1977. His first exhibition was held at the Tallinn Art Hall gallery, with artists Ellen Koll and Aili Vint in 1970. In 1978, Õun created portrait sculptures of Estonian cultural figures: painter Tiit Pääsuke, artist Kaljo Põllu, and actor and theater pedagogue Voldemar Panso, for which he won the Kristjan Raud Art Award the following year.

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Ülo Õun timeline

  1. His first exhibition was held at the Tallinn Art Hall gallery, with artists Ellen Koll and Aili Vint in 1970.
  2. One of Õun's most notable sculptures is Isa ja poeg (English: Father and Son), created in plaster in 1977.
  3. In 1978, Õun created portrait sculptures of Estonian cultural figures: painter Tiit Pääsuke, artist Kaljo Põllu, and actor and theater pedagogue Voldemar Panso, for which he won the Kristjan Raud Art Award the following year.

The world when Ülo Õun was born

Ülo Õun was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ülo Õun's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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