Marie Šechtlová
Illustration — Marie Šechtlová's photograph:self-portrait Marie Šechtlová (25 March 1928 Chomutov – 5 July 2008 Prague) was a Czech photographer, one of the proponents of the "poetry of everyday" style.
Also recorded as Marie Sechtlova
Marie Šechtlová
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- Born
- 1928 · Chomutov.
- Died
- 2008 · Prague.
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Occupation
- photographer
- Fields
- photography
- Honours
- honorary citizen of Tábor
- Languages
- Czech
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Illustration — Marie Šechtlová's photograph:self-portrait Marie Šechtlová (25 March 1928 Chomutov – 5 July 2008 Prague) was a Czech photographer, one of the proponents of the "poetry of everyday" style.
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Chronology
Chronology
• Year • 1928 (25.3) — Marie Kokešová born in Chomutov, daughter of clerk Jan Kokeš and his wife Františka. • 1938 — Kokeš family moved to Tábor. • 1947 — Marie matriculated from Tábor High School. • 1948 (15.5) — Married Josef Šechtl. • 1950 — Completed apprenticeship in photography, at photographic studio of Šechtl and Voseček in Tábor (founded 1876). • 1952 (17.3) — Daughter Marie Michaela born. • 1953 — Šechtl and Voseček studio nationalised by the Communist government. • 1958 — Movie “Moon” presented at UNICA international festival, in Ems, Germany. • 1961 — Series of photographs accompanying poem by Jan Noha, published in “Photography Revue”. Nominated for membership of Union of Czechoslovak Artists. • 1963 — Trip to Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev with group of professional Czech artists. • 1964 — Trips to Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and United States. • 1965 — Admitted to Membership of Union of Czechoslovak Artists. • 1967 — Marie Šechtlová's hands severely burned by X-rays in medical accident. • 1975 — Participation in competition, “Woman Behind the Camera” (in years 1975, 1976 and 1977). • 1989 — Books “Paris”, with text by Jiří Mucha, and “Historical Firearms”, were prepared for printing, but because of political upheavals, were never published. Exhibition “Anthology”, in Tábor. • 2008 — (July 5) Died in Prague.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• 1961 First exhibition in ZK Jiskra, in Tábor. • 1961 Exhibition in Halle, Germany. • 1963 Exhibitions in Kunštát Palace in Brno; in Chrudim; in Uherské Hradiště; in Luhačovice; and in Gottwaldow. • 1964 Exhibition and catalogue in House of Arts in České Budějovice; in Tábor; in Soběslav; and in Písek. • 1965 Exhibition in Mladá Fronta gallery in Prague. Exhibition “Wystawa Fotografiky Marii Šechtlovej”, in [Warsaw], [Poland]. • 1966 Exhibition in Brussels. • 1966 Traveling exhibition in Cairo, Alexandria and Berlin. • 1966 Exhibitions in [Paris], and in [České Budějovice]. Exhibition “South Bohemia” in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev and Tábor. • 1967 First joint exhibition of Marie and Josef Šechtl in Prague and other cities. • 1967 Exhibition of Marie Šechtlová and A. Robinsonová in Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt. • 1967 Exhibitions in Cheb, and in Vimperk. • 1979 Exhibition M. and J. Šechtl in Tábor theatre. • 1980 Exhibition “Metamorphoses of Tábor from Archive of Three Generations”, in Tábor Cultural Centre. • 1982 Exhibition “Colour Photography”, by M. and J. Šechtl in Písek District Museum. • 1987 Exhibition “Colour Photography”, in Dačice. • 2003 Exhibition “Review and Dreamy Return, Photos and Computer Graphics of M. Šechtlová”, in Sezimovo Ústí. • 2005 Exhibition “Five Generations of Šechtl Family, Photography and Graphics”, in Písek Museum. • 2006 Exhibition “Five Generations of Šechtl Family”, in [Prostějov]. • 2007 Exhibition “Marie Šechtlová: Photographic stories“ in Šechtl and Voseček Museum of Photography in Tábor and Médiathèque Dole in France. • 2008 Exhibition “Marie Šechtlová: Life with Photography“ in Šechtl and Voseček Museum of Photography in Tábor. • 2010 Exhibition “Marie Šechtlová: Photography 1960-1970" in Leica Gallery Prague in Prague. • 2010 Exhibition "Marie Šechtlová: Czech in the U.S." in American center in Prague in Prague. • 2010 Exhibition "Marie Šechtlová & Josef Šechtl, Life with Photography." in Municipak Museum in Blatná in Blatná.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1928
Marie Šechtlová born at Chomutov.
2008
Marie Šechtlová died at Prague.
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Publications
• Štych, Jiří, Děti kapitána Kohla: reportáž z nedávné minulosti České Budéjovice: Krajské nakladatelství České Buďéjovice 1961. • Noha, Jan; Šechtlová, Marie, Všechny oči, Prague: Státní nakladatelství 1964. • Noha, Jan; Šechtlová, Marie, Praha na listu růže, Prague: Orbis 1966. • Holub, Miroslav; Fuková, Eva; Novotný, Miloň, New York, Prague: Mladá fronta 1966. • et al., Ze Šrámkova Písku Písek, Městský národní výbor 1967. • Mixa, Robert; Bauerl Jan, Šechtlová, Marie, Tábor a okolí, České Budějovice: Nakladatelství České Buďějovice 1967. • Kožík František; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Praha, Prague: pressfoto 1972. • Grünfeld, Josef; Šechtlová, Marie; et al., Jindřichohradecko, Jindřichův Hradec: Okresní národní výbor 1973. • Michl, Karel; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Hradec Králové: k sedmsetpadesátému výročí zalození města a třicátému výroči osvobození sovětskou armádou v roce MCMLXXV, Hradec Králové, Osveta 1976. • Stehlíková, Blanka, Leningrad Prague: Odeon 1977. • Malík, Jan; Dvořák, J., V.; Šechtlová, Marie, Šechtl, Josef, Svét loutek: loutky ze sbírek Muzea loutkářských kultur v Chrudimi, Hradec Králové: Kruh 1978. • Drda, Miloš; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Muzeum husitského revolučního hnutí v Táboře: expozice husité, Prague: Pressfoto 1979. • Korčák, Pavel; et al.; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef., Tábor: Národní kulturní památka, Praha: Panorama 1979. • Svatoň, Jaroslav; Josef Šechtl; Šechtlová, Marie, Tábor: Národní kulturní památka, Tábor: Okresní národní výbor 1979. • Marhoun, Jan, Jitex - 30 let práce pro socialismus, Praha: Práce 1979. • Collective from art-history department of Regional center for historical care and preservation of nature in České Budějovice, Jihočeská klenotnice České Budéjovice: Jihočeské nakladatelství 1981. • Štara, Antonín; Šechtlová, Marie, Galerie Klenová Prague: Pressfoto 1981. • Kuthan, Jiří; Horyna, Mojmír; Muchka, Ivan; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Jižní Čechy: krajina, historie, umělecké památky, Prague: Panorama 1982. • Klíma, Jaroslav; Texler, Václav; Postl, Radomír; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Písek a Písecko, Písek: Městské kulturní středisko 1983. • Šmejkal, František, Zdeněk Sklenář, Prague: Odeon 1984. • Krajný, Miroslav; Karel Stehlík, Prague: Odeon 1986. • Hotmar, Josef; Kuna, Jaroslav; Šechtlová, Marie, Rendezvou s Paříží, Prague: Odeon 1988. • Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Pelhřimov Prague: ČTK-Pressfoto, 1992. • Tecl, Rudolf; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Tábor Prague: ČTK-Pressfoto, 1992. • Bumerl, Jiří; Čap, Josef; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Jordán 1492-1992: Tábor: hráz Tábor: Okresní úřad, 1992. • Trčka, Miroslav; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Hrady a zámky Jižních Čech Prague: ČTK-Pressfoto, 1993. • Trčka, Miroslav; Šechtlová, Marie; Šechtl, Josef, Hrady a zámky Jižních Čech České Budějovice: ATIKA, 1994. • Froněk, Miroslav; Šechtlová, Marie; et al., Vítejte na Prachaticku Prachatice: Region Prachatice, 1997.
Fotografická galerie Leica Gallery Praha, výstava Marie Šechtlová
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Osobnosti české fotografie v Muzeu umění Benešov; V polovině 90. let přivítalo město nejstarší žijící generaci osobností našeho fotografického umění na výstavě „Nestoři české fotografie“. Zprava Doc. RNDr. Jaroslav Šimek (pedagog FAMU a ČVUT), Ladislav Sitenský, Jaroslav Krejčí a Prof. PhDr. Ludvík Baran (pedagog FAMU). Mnozí z nich darovali do sbírky své práce
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Awards
• 1957 Marie Šechtlová and Josef Šechtl won second prize in national amateur movie competition, in the category “Movie Poetry”, for the movie “Moon”. • 1960 First prize in national competition of Photography Association, in Artistic Photography category, for the cycle “Come to Mama, Darling”. • 1961 First and second prizes in competition of Photography Association for the series “Almanac 1960”, and for “Boys of Our Street”. • 1962 First prize at Exhibition of Czechoslovak Art Photography in Sevastopol. First prize in Reportage category for the series “One to Another”, in competition of Photography Association. • 1963 First prize for a series of photographs, “The Face of the Earth”. First prize for a series of photographs, “Rain Song”, in exhibition “Great Friendship”. • 1965 Third and fourth prizes in Photographic Art competition in East Germany. • 1965 Special prize in competition in magazine “Mladý svět”, “Unknown Beauties of Czechoslovakia”, prize a two-week trip to East Germany and Denmark.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Marie Sechtlova. Her recorded language was Czech. She married Josef Šechtl. One child is recorded: Marie Michaela Šechtlová. Recorded as having received honorary citizen of Tábor.
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