Jean-Marie GasparJean-Marie Gaspar, usually called only Jean Gaspar was a Belgian sculptor.BiographyJean Gaspar was born in Arlon, in the Luxembourg province of Belgium. He studied engineering in Liège before deciding to become a sculptor where he was taught sculpting by Jef Lambeaux. He specialised in sculptures depicting animals, including exotic animals which he observed at Antwerp Zoo. Among his works are a sculpture of a deer and a monument commemorating the dead of World War I which are in his hometown Arlon. Several of his works are also part of the collections of the Royal [Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium] in Brussels. In Arlon, the Gaspar Museum is devoted to his work, life, and that of his brother Charles who was a photographer. Jean Gaspar died in Brussels.