 His most notable sculptures include the "Peace" monument which stands in front of the United Nations building in New York City and the "Miner" statue in front of the International Labour Organization headquarters in Geneva.Augustinčić was born in the small town of Klanjec in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region in northern Croatia, which was at the time part of Austria-Hungary.In 1918 he enrolled at the Arts and Crafts College in Zagreb, where he studied sculpting under professors Rudolf Valdec and Robert Frangeš.