Robert Sedlacek, b. 23 July 1881 in Vienna, died 15 May 1957 in Vienna, was a commercial artist and illustrator. He illustrated the

Nesthäkchen ''Nesthäkchen'' is a German television series directed by , which was broadcast as the fifth Christmas series of the ZDF 1983. It is based on Else Ury's novels '' Nesthäkchen and Her Dolls'' (1913), '' Nesthäkchen's First School Year'' (191 ...

books of

Else Ury Else Ury (1 November 1877 – 13 January 1943) was a German-Jewish novelist and children's book author. Her best-known character is the blonde doctor's daughter Annemarie Braun, whose life from childhood to old age is told in the ten volumes of th ...

Early years

Sedlacek trained with

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, 1900-1904, at the

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and became a middle school teacher 1904.

Later career

From 1945 to 1952 Sedlacek was a member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists in Vienna. He worked as a graphic artist for industry (including advertisements for 4711 cologne and

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laundry detergent) and illustrated more than 200 books. He was employed by the publications '' Die Muskete'' and ''

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'' and published his illustrations in Zurich and Vienna. For

Meidingers Jugendschriften Verlag Meidingers Jugendschriften Verlag was a German children's publisher best known for the Nesthäkchen books of Else Ury. Early years Meidingers Jugendschriften Verlag’s history began on January 1, 1869, when Hermann Joseph Meidinger (b 20 Jun ...

Sedlacek illustrated the

books of

with colored, full-page glossy images as well as black and white pen drawings. In later editions he changed his illustrations slightly, adapting to the style of the time.Friedrich C. Heller, Carola Pohlmann. Wien und Berlin: Zwei Metropolen im Spiegel des Kinderbuchs 1870–1945. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, 2008 - Illustrated children's books - 55 pages

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedlacek, Robert 1881 births 1957 deaths 20th-century Austrian painters 20th-century male artists Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Artists from Vienna Austrian children's book illustrators