Ota Bubeníček
Illustration — Ota Bubeníček in 1941 • Illustration — Ota Bubeníček (left) and Jan Vavřík-Rýz Ota Bubeníček (31 October 1871 in Uhříněves – 10 September 1962 in Mladá Vožice) was a Czech landscape painter. He was also widely regarded as Bohemia's greatest marionnetter.
Also recorded as Ota Bubenicek · Ota Bubenitchek
Ota Bubeníček
Photograph comes from the family archive of Helena Hesselbarth · Public domain
- Born
- 1871 · Mladá Vožice.
- Died
- 1962 · Prague.
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- painter · actor · marionetteist · puppet designer · opinion journalist · pedagogue · artist
- Honours
- Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia
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Ota Bubeníček is recorded as painter, actor, marionetteist, puppet designer and opinion journalist.
Fr.A.Jelínek - portrét ak.malíře Oty Bubeníčka
František Jelínek · soukromí archiv
Mařákovi žáci, zleva - Kalvoda, Langer, Sátra, Ullmann, Bubeníček, Lolek, Lochovice (1898-99)
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1871
Ota Bubeníček born at Mladá Vožice.
1962
Ota Bubeníček died at Prague.
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