Adolf Zábranský
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Adolf Zábranský was a Czech painter, graphic artist and illustrator.
He became a member of the SVU Mánes
and the Union of Czechoslovak Artists. He was primarily known for his monumental works such as decorations in the Hrzánský palace and illustration of children's books, notably Hanýžka a Martínek and Když se čerti rojili by Jindřich Šimon Baar
, Je nám dobře na světě by František Hrubín
, and Ze starých letopisů by Ivan Olbracht
.
In Czechoslovakia he was awarded the title of National Artist for illustration in 1972.
He became a member of the SVU Mánes
Mánes Union of Fine Arts
The Manes Association of Fine Artists was an artists' association and exhibition society founded in 1887 in Prague and named after the painter Josef Mánes....
and the Union of Czechoslovak Artists. He was primarily known for his monumental works such as decorations in the Hrzánský palace and illustration of children's books, notably Hanýžka a Martínek and Když se čerti rojili by Jindřich Šimon Baar
Jindrich Šimon Baar
Jindřich Šimon Baar was a Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist, author of the so-called country prose. He joined the Czech Catholic modern style, but later severed the ties with that movement...
, Je nám dobře na světě by František Hrubín
František Hrubín
František Hrubín , was a Czech poet and writer. He was a lifetime member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia ....
, and Ze starých letopisů by Ivan Olbracht
Ivan Olbracht
Ivan Olbracht was a Czech writer, journalist and translator of German prose.The son of writer Antal Stašek, Olbracht studied law and philosophy in Prague and Berlin...
.
In Czechoslovakia he was awarded the title of National Artist for illustration in 1972.
Literature
- BALEKA, Jan. Adolf Zábranský : knižní ilustrace. Frenštát pod Radhoštěm : Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 1999. ISBN 80-86245-04-7.
- BOHÁČ, J. M. Adolf Zábranský. Prague : Odeon, 1985.