Josef Liesler
Josef Liesler (19 September 1912 – 23 August 2005) was a Czech surrealist painter, graphic designer, illustrator, exlibris and postage stamp designer.
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Josef Liesler
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- Name
- Josef Liesler
- Born
- 19 September 1912
- Birthplace
- Vidolice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 23 August 2005
- Place of death
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Nationality
- Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · artist · translator · teacher · typographer
- Fields
- painting · graphics · illustration
- Honours
- Czech Medal of Merit · Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia
- Languages
- Czech
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Josef Liesler (19 September 1912 – 23 August 2005) was a Czech surrealist painter, graphic designer, illustrator, exlibris and postage stamp designer.
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The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is painting, graphics and illustration. Places of work recorded in the authority are Prague. Work by Josef Liesler is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Harry Ransom Center and Huis van het boek. Distinctions recorded are Czech Medal of Merit and Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia.
Ozdobná dělící mříž. Josef Liesler, 1964, kov, barevné sklo. Praha 6-Dejvice, Fakulta elektrotechnická ČVUT.
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Ozdobná dělící mříž. Josef Liesler, 1964, kov, barevné sklo. Praha 6-Dejvice, Fakulta elektrotechnická ČVUT.
Alena Pokorná
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Key facts
• Name — Josef Liesler • Born — 19 September 1912 • Birthplace — Vidolice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary • Died — 23 August 2005 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic
Life
Life
Liesler was born on 19 September 1912, in Vidolice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (today part of Pětipsy, Czech Republic). He studied art at the Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of the Architecture and Structural Engineering, in 1934–1938 under professors Cyril Bouda, Oldřich Blažíček and Josef Sejpka. He became a member of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts (1942) and SČUG Hollar (1945). He illustrated over one hundred book titles and he created many drawings of postage stamps and exlibris. He received a UNESCO award for the finest stamp design (Hydrologic decade). His production is represented in many prominent Czech and international collections, including the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence. He was married to Blažena Málková and has two sons.
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