Vilém Wünsche (1 December 1900 in

Šenov Šenov (; ; ) is a town in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,600 inhabitants. Geography Šenov is located southeast of Ostrava, in its immediate vicinity. It is urbanistically fused with ...

– 3 May 1984 in Šenov) was a

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painter, graphic artist and illustrator. His artworks are characterized with connections to the theme of

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and the local life of afflicted miners in his time. In 1922, he studied at the School of Applied Arts in Prague and in 1923–1930 was a pupil at the Academy of Fine Arts. His son Otakar is a member of

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and a former town representative of Šenov.www.denikpolitika.cz
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Czech graphic designers 20th-century Czech illustrators 1900 births 1984 deaths People from Šenov 20th-century Czech painters Czech male painters 20th-century Czech male artists {{CzechRepublic-painter-stub

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