Zdeněk Ziegler
Zdeněk Ziegler (27 October 1932 – 18 April 2023) was a Czech graphic artist.
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Zdeněk Ziegler
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- Name
- Zdeněk Ziegler
- Born
- 27 October 1932
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 18 April 2023
- Place of death
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Education
- Czech Technical University in Prague
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Occupation
- pedagogue · architect · designer · typographer · graphic artist · teacher · exhibition curator
- Fields
- book design · graphic design · typography · educational system
- Languages
- Czech
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Zdeněk Ziegler (27 October 1932 – 18 April 2023) was a Czech graphic artist.
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Zdeněk Ziegler studied at Czech Technical University in Prague. The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is book design, graphic design and typography. Work by Zdeněk Ziegler is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art.
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• Name — Zdeněk Ziegler • Born — 27 October 1932 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Died — 18 April 2023 • Place of death — Prague, Czech Republic • Education — Czech Technical University in Prague
Life
Life
Ziegler was born on 27 October 1932 in Prague. From 1955 to 1961, he studied at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He began designing film posters in 1964. In 1990, he began teaching at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague and was chancellor from 2000 to 2003. Ziegler created 200 film posters in the years 1963–1989. He was a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale and the Association of Czech Graphic Designers. In 2013, he was inducted into the Czech Design Hall of Fame. He died on 18 April 2023 in Prague.
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• Year — Received from — Placement — Film Poster — Ref. • 1964 — Montreal — Silver medal — For Eyes Only • 1965 — Colombo — Silver Medal — And the Fifth Horseman Is Fear • 1976 — Chicago International Film Festival — Gold Hugo — Electra Glide in Blue • 1977 — The Hollywood Reporter — Honorable Mention — Dersu Uzala • 1982 — Chicago International Film Festival — Silver Plaquette — Green Eyes • 1983 — Chicago International Film Festival — Bronze Hugo — A Shot in the Back • University of West Bohemia — Ladislav Sutnar Award
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