Zdeněk Ziegler (27 October 1932 – 18 April 2023) was a Czech graphic artist.

Life

Ziegler was born on 27 October 1932 in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. From 1955 to 1961, he studied at the

Czech Technical University in Prague Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) () is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Central Europe. It is also the oldest non-military technical universi ...

. He began designing film posters in 1964. In 1990, he began teaching at the

Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (AAAD, , abbreviated VŠUP, also known as UMPRUM) is a public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. The university offers the study disciplines of painting, illustration and graphics, ...

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 Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) is a club of the world's leading graphic artists and designers. There are 510 members from 46 countries. Its members have been collectively responsible for the identity design of most of the world's top cor ...

and the Association of Czech Graphic Designers. He died on 18 April 2023 in Prague.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ziegler, Zdenek 1932 births 2023 deaths Artists from Prague Czech male artists Czech poster artists Film poster artists