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Adolf Zábranský
Adolf Zábranský (29 November 1909 – 9 August 1981) was a Czechs, Czech illustrator, painter and graphic artist. He is best known for illustrating children's books. Life Adolf Zábranský was born on 29 November 1909 in Rybí, into a teacher's family. He graduated from a Gymnasium (school), gymnasium in Valašské Meziříčí. He then studied at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, but after a year, he moved to the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (1929–1932). He graduated in general drawing there and then continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Zábranský died on 9 August 1981 in Prague, at the age of 71. He was buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague. Work The historical motifs of Mikoláš Aleš and Josef Mánes became the model for Zábranský's work. In 1943, he became a member of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts, and from 1949 he was a member of the Union of Czechoslovak Artists. He is best known for his book illu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rybí
Rybí () is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the watercourse Rybí potok (literally 'fish stream'), which is today called Rybský potok. Geography Rybí is located about east of Nový Jičín and southwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the hill Libhošťská hůrka at above sea level. The stream Rybský potok flows through the municipality. History Rybí was founded in 1397. According to local legends, Rybí existed already in 1241, but was destroyed by a Tatars, Tatar raid. Demographics Transport The D48 motorway (Czech Republic), D48 motorway (the section from Nový Jičín to Frýdek-Místek) runs along the northern municipal border. Sport Rybí is suitable for skiing in the winter season. There is a small ski resort with two platter ski lifts, one 200 m long and the other 450 m long. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jindřich Šimon Baar
Jindřich Šimon Baar (7 February 1869 – 24 October 1925) was a Czech Catholic priest and writer, realist, author of the so-called ''country prose''. He joined the Czech ''Catholic modern style'', but later severed the ties with that movement. As writer, he emphasized traditional moral values of the countryside. Born into a peasant family, he did religious studies and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1892. As a priest, he strived, unsuccessfully, for reforms in the church. Works Among his novels are: * ''Cestou křížovou'' (1900) – the first fruit, autobiographic description of the uneasy life as a reform priest * ''Pro kravičku'' (1905) * ''Farská panička'' (1906) * ''Farské historky'' (1908) * ''Jan Cimbura'' (1908) – highly idealized depiction of peasant life * historical trilogy: ''Paní komisarka'' (1923), ''Osmačtyřicátníci'' (1924) and ''Lůsy'' (1925) He also published several short stories and collections of fairy tales. See also * List of Czech w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Graphic Designers
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) The Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and ... * Czechia (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Nový Jičín District
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz following his death on December 24. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kills 150 people. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Births
Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escapes death by fleeing across drift ice, ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * January 9 – The British Nimrod Expedition, ''Nimrod'' Expedition to the South Pole, led by Ernest Shackleton, arrives at the Farthest South, farthest south reached by any prior expedition, at 88°23' S, prior to turning back due to diminishing supplies. * January 11 – The International Joint Commission on US-Canada boundary waters is established. * January 16 – Members of the ''Nimrod'' Expedition claim to have found the magnetic South Pole (but the location recorded may be incorrect). * January 24 – The White Star Liner RMS Republic (1903), RMS ''Republic'' sinks the day after a collision with ''SS Florida'' off Nantucket. Almost all of the 1,500 passengers are rescued. * January 28 – The last United States t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Czech Painters
This is a list of Czech painters. According to Czech Radio, the most famous Czech painters are Václav Brožík, Josef Čapek, František Kupka, Josef Lada, Josef Mánes, Alphonse Mucha, Jakub Schikaneder, Antonín Slavíček, Toyen and Jan Zrzavý. A * Miroslav Adámek * Mikoláš Aleš * Jiří Anderle * Jaroslav Augusta * Jan Autengruber B * Karel Balcar * Lojza Baránek * Vojtěch Bartoněk *Břetislav Bartoš * Viktor Barvitius * Jan Bauch * Alois Beer * Josef Konstantin Beer * Jaroslav Benda * Karel Benedík *Vincenc Beneš * Dagmar Berková * František Bílkovský * Oldřich Blažíček * Josef Bolf *Adolf Born * Josef Bosáček * Václav Boštík * Vladimír Boudník * Petr Brandl * Zdenka Braunerová * Oskar Brázda * Jaroslav Brožek *Václav Brožík * Vratislav Hugo Brunner * Alois Bubák *Zdeněk Burian * Jan Burka C * Josef Čapek *František Ringo Čech * Jaroslav Čermák * Jaroslav Černý *Josef Černý * Věnceslav Černý * František Chalupa * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Artist
National Artist is an honorary title issued by some states as the highest recognition of artists for their significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the nation. An equivalent title, People's Artist, has been known in countries of the former Eastern Bloc and is also commonly translated as "National Artist". In Turkey, a similar title is called State Artist ( :tr:Devlet Sanatçısı), which is also sometimes translated as "National Artist". The following National Artist titles are known: * Thailand National Artist * National Artist of the Philippines The Order of National Artists of the Philippines ( Tagalog: ''Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas'') is an order bestowed by the President of the Philippines on Philippine nationals who have made significant contributions to ... * National Artist of Azerbaijan * * National Artist of Malaysia {{art-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Christian Andersen Award
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature". The writing award was first given in 1956, the illustration award in 1966. The former is sometimes called the "Nobel Prize for children's literature". The awards are named after Hans Christian Andersen, a 19th-century Danish author of fairy tales, and each winner receives the Hans Christian Andersen Medaille (a gold medal with the bust of Andersen) and a diploma. Medals are presented at the biennial IBBY Congress. History The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) was founded by Jella Lepman in the 1950s. The Hans Christian Andersen Award was first proposed in 1953 and awarded three years later, in 1956. It was established in the aftermath of World War II to encourage the development of high-quality children's books. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Gallery Prague
The National Gallery Prague (, NGP), formerly the National Gallery in Prague (), is a state-owned art gallery in Prague, which manages the largest collection of art in the Czech Republic and presents masterpieces of Czech and international fine art in permanent and temporary exhibitions. The collections of the gallery are not housed in a single building, but are presented in a number of historic structures within the city of Prague, as well as other places. The largest of the gallery sites is the Trade Fair Palace, which houses the National Gallery's collection of modern art. Other important exhibition spaces are located in the Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia, the Kinský Palace, the Salm Palace, the Schwarzenberg Palace, the Sternberg Palace, and the Wallenstein Riding School. Founded in 1796, it is one of the world's oldest public art galleries and one of the largest museums in Central Europe. History The history of the National Gallery dates back to the end of the 18th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sgraffito
(; ) is an artistic or decorative technique of scratching through a coating on a hard surface to reveal parts of another underlying coating which is in a contrasting colour. It is produced on walls by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colours to a moistened surface, and on pottery by applying two successive layers of contrasting slip (ceramics), slip or glaze to an unfired ceramic body. The Italian past participle is also used for this technique, especially in reference to pottery. Etymology The term is based on the verb 'to scratch', which probably entered Italian through Lombardic language, Lombardic and ultimately traces back to the Greek word 'to write'. The Italian prefix 's-' originates in the Latin prefix 'ex-', and is used in this case to intensify the basic meaning, so that 'to scratch' becomes 'to scratch off'. History Sgraffito on walls has been used in Europe since classical times. It was popularized in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
