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Jindřich Štreit

Jindřich Štreit was a Czech and Czechoslovak photographer, pedagogue, teacher, exhibition curator and illustrator (born 1946).

Also recorded as Jindrich Streit · Jindrich Štreit

Jindřich Štreit (2020)

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Identity

Jindřich Štreit studied at Palacký University Olomouc. The recorded working language is Czech.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Olomouc and Opava. Residence is recorded at Sovinec.

Work by Jindřich Štreit is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, Jindřich Štreit in Sovinec Collection, Interviews Collection of the Oral History Center and Jindřich Chalupecký Collection at the Museum of Czech Literature.

Distinctions recorded are Czech Medal of Merit, Personality of Czech photography, Olomouc City Award and Silver Medal of the President of the Senate.

Jindřich Štreit is recorded as having received Czech Medal of Merit, Personality of Czech photography and Olomouc City Award.

Dated record

Life and career

Explore 1946–1995

  1. 1946

    Life

    Jindřich Štreit was born in 1946 at Vsetín.

  2. 1978

    Institution

    TV: A Part of Our Lives (The Art Institute of Chicago).

  3. 1987

    Institution

    Untitled (The Art Institute of Chicago).

  4. 1988

    Institution

    Untitled, from the series "The Village" (The Art Institute of Chicago).

  5. 1995

    Institution

    Pnovice (The Art Institute of Chicago).

  6. 1995

    Institution

    Dlouhá Loucka, Kriva (The Art Institute of Chicago).

The full dated record · 6 entries
  1. 1946

    Jindřich Štreit was born in 1946 at Vsetín.

  2. 1978

    TV: A Part of Our Lives (The Art Institute of Chicago).

  3. 1987

    Untitled (The Art Institute of Chicago).

  4. 1988

    Untitled, from the series "The Village" (The Art Institute of Chicago).

  5. 1995

    Pnovice (The Art Institute of Chicago).

  6. 1995

    Dlouhá Loucka, Kriva (The Art Institute of Chicago).

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Places

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  • Sovinec

    Residences

  • Vsetín

    Birth place

Where the work is held

Recognition and collections

Jindřich Štreit received Czech Medal of Merit, Personality of Czech photography, Olomouc City Award and Silver Medal of the President of the Senate.

Catalogued output

Catalogued works

Their recorded dates run from 1978 to 1995.

A Part of Our Lives, dated c.

  • 1978, gelatin silver print

    The Art Institute of Chicago

  • Untitled, dated 1987, gelatin silver print

    The Art Institute of Chicago

  • Untitled, from the series "The Village", dated 1988, gelatin silver print

    The Art Institute of Chicago

  • Pnovice, dated 1995, gelatin silver print

    The Art Institute of Chicago

  • Dlouhá Loucka, Kriva, dated 1995, gelatin silver print

    The Art Institute of Chicago

Literature

Scholarly footprint

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Citations

References

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People, houses and institutions

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Further particulars

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Jindřich Štreit is connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.

  • In public collections

  • Within the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.

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