Adolf Hoffmeister
Czechoslovakian illustrator (1902–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adolf Hoffmeister (15 August 1902 – 24 July 1973) was a Czech writer, publicist, playwright, painter, draughtsman, scenographer, cartoonist, translator, diplomat, lawyer, university professor and traveller. During the war, editor of the radio station Voice of America, after the war ambassador in Paris, since 1951 professor at the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Prague. He was a founding member of Devětsil (1920), chairman of the Union of Czechoslovak Visual Artists (1964–1967, 1968–1969), a member of International Association of Art Critics. Hoffmeister represented Czechoslovakia at UNESCO, the PEN Club and other international organizations. Hoffmeister's career was ended by the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 and the subsequent occupation.
JUDr. Adolf Hoffmeister | |
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Born | (1902-08-15)15 August 1902 |
Died | 24 July 1973(1973-07-24) (aged 70) |
Education | Faculty of Law, Charles University |
Alma mater | Charles University |
Known for | illustration, caricatures, poetry, journalism, diplomacy, librettist, typographer, chairman of the Union of Czechoslovac Artists (1964–1968) |
Movement | Devětsil |
Spouse(s) | Marie Prušáková–Honzíková, writer (1926–1930),[1] Lilly Strich, actor (1946–1973)[2] |
Children | Martin Hoffmeister, Adam Hoffmeister |
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Relatives | Karel Hoffmeister (pianist, uncle), Ferdinand Hoffmeister (philologist, uncle) |
Awards | Gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris (1937), Legion of Honour (1946), Order of the Crown of Romania, Order of Polonia Restituta (1947), Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (1958), Order of the Republic (Czechoslovakia) (1960), Meritorious Artist (Czechoslovakia) (1962) |