Adriena Šimotová
Adriena Šimotová (1926–2014) was a prominent Czech artist. Known for her work with paper and fabric, she held numerous exhibitions in the Czech Republic and abroad during her lifetime including a retrospective organized by the National Gallery in Prague in 2001.
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Adriena Šimotová
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- Name
- Adriena Šimotová
- Born
- 6 August 1928
- Birthplace
- Prague
- Died
- 19 May 2014
- Occupation
- Artist
- Known for
- Paintings
- Nationality
- Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia.
- Fields
- visual arts.
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Herder Prize, Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class, Cena ministerstva kultury za přínos v oblasti výtvarného umění and honorary citizen of Prague.
- Languages
- Czech.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is visual arts. Places of work recorded in the authority are Prague. Work by Adriena Šimotová is recorded in the collections of Jindřich Štreit in Sovinec Collection, Benedikt Rejt Gallery, Artlist, Jan and Meda Mládek Collection and Jindřich Chalupecký Collection at the Museum of Czech Literature. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Herder Prize, Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class and Cena ministerstva kultury za přínos v oblasti výtvarného umění.
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Adriena Šimotová was born in Prague, Czech Republic, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Adriena Šimotová died in Prague, Czech Republic, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Adriena Šimotová, Praha 2001
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Adriena Šimotová • Born — 6 August 1928 • Birthplace — Prague • Died — 19 May 2014 • Place of death — Prague • Occupation — Artist • Known for — Paintings
Biography
Biography
Šimotová graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Her early work of the 1960s was exhibited at venues including the Václav Špála Gallery and the Sao Paulo biennial. She was a founding member of the Czech art group UB 12, along with Václav Boštík, Stanislav Kolíbal, and others. After her husband's death in 1972, she shifted her artistic focus away from painting and began to use fabrics and sculptural installations. Due to the Czech Republic's political circumstances in the 1970s and 1980s, much of Šimotová's work at the time was shown on an unofficial basis or subject to censorship. Šimotová received the French honor the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1991 and the Czech Medal of Merit in 1997. In 2000, she received the Herder Prize. Today, several of her works are held in the permanent collection of the Centre Georges Pompidou. She received an honorary doctorate from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague in 2007. Šimotová died in 2014 at the age of 87.
Documentary record
Adriena Šimotová, a painter, was born on 6 August 1926 and died on 19 May 2014.
Identity
Identity
Adriena Šimotová is recorded with the occupation graphic artist. Recorded as having received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Herder Prize and Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Adriena Simotová and Adriena Simotova. Her recorded language was Czech. She married Jiří John.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1926
Adriena Šimotová was born on 6 August 1926.
2014
Adriena Šimotová died on 19 May 2014.
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Adriena Šimotová was born at Prague.
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Adriena Šimotová died at Prague.
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Prague.
Birth place
Adriena Šimotová was born in Prague.
Birthplace
Adriena Šimotová died in Prague.
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Collections
Collections
• National Gallery in Prague • Galerie Rudolfinum • Museum Kampa • Centre Georges Pompidou
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Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Adriena Šimotová received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Herder Prize, Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class, Cena ministerstva kultury za přínos v oblasti výtvarného umění and honorary citizen of Prague.
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- “Adriena Šimotová”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2825304: Adriena Šimotová
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