Vojtěch Sucharda) was a Czech sculptor, woodcarver and puppeteer.

Sucharda was the founder of Prague's Ríše Loutek ("Puppet Empire") Theater in 1920, and he is known for restoring the wooden figures of the apostles on the Prague Astronomical Clock, which had been heavily damaged by enemy fire in mid-May 1945. Sucharda was the son of sculptor Stanislav Sucharda

Stanislav Sucharda

Stanislav Sucharda , Czech sculptor and professor at the Prague School of Applied Arts from 1899, and a leading figure in the Mánes Union of Fine Arts Stanislav Sucharda (1866–1916), Czech sculptor and professor at the Prague School of Applied Arts from 1899, and a leading figure in the Mánes Union...

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As architectural sculptor, Sucharda's work includes:

• the two seated figures flanking the entrance to the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in Hradec Králové
  Hradec Králové
  Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
  
  , for architect Jan Kotěra
  Jan Kotera
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  , 1908-1912
• the three figures at the crown of the Koruna Building at Wenceslas Square
  Wenceslas Square
  Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings...
  
   in Prague, 1912-1914
• work at the St. Vitus Cathedral
  St. Vitus Cathedral
  Saint Vitus' Cathedral is as a Roman Catholic cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. The full name of the cathedral is St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert Cathedral...
  
  , Prague

Sources

• Czech-language biography