Štěpán Zavřel
Štěpán Zavřel (born December 25, 1932 in Prague , Czechoslovakia , † February 25, 1999 in Rugolo , Sarmede , Treviso Province , Italy ) was a Czech painter , graphic artist and children's book author .
Life
After leaving school at Prague's Jan-Neruda -Gymnasium Zavřel worked in the 1950s in Prague as an artist among others in the animation studios of Jiří Trnka . In 1959 he managed to escape to Italy via Yugoslavia , after having previously received an exit visa for filming in Albania .
In the following years Zavřel studied in Rome at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and traveled all over Europe. He wrote his own children's books and illustrated books by other authors. In 1968, after the end of the Prague Spring , he settled in the small village of Rugolo in the province of Treviso in Veneto , where he lived until his death, where he founded an International School of Illustration .
aftermath
- The Bohem Press publishing house, founded by Zavřel in 1971 together with Otakar Božejovský in Zurich, still exists today.
- The Premio Štěpán Zavřel bears his name.
- In the Museo Artistico Štěpán Zavřel in the Castello di Brazzà exhibits on his life and work etc. are shown.
Prizes and awards
- 1988: Premio Critici in erba of the Bologna Ragazzi Award competition for The City of Flowers (La città dei fiori) with texts by Evelin Hasler.
Publications
Illustrations
- Maria Francesca Gagliardi: The Magic Fish . Annette Betz publisher, 1966.
- Ursula Wölfel : Earth, our beautiful star . Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf 1971, ISBN 3-491-00323-7 .
- Brothers Grimm : The Sterntaler: a fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm. 2nd, modified edition. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1978, ISBN 3-491-79302-5 .
- Max Bolliger : The Shepherd's Song . Bohem Press, Zurich 1978, ISBN 3-85581-148-2 .
- Max Bolliger: The giant mountains . Bohem Press, Zurich 1985, ISBN 3-85581-172-5 .
- Eveline Hasler : The city of flowers . Bohem Press, Zurich 1987, ISBN 3-85581-184-9 .
- Max Bolliger: Jakob the juggler based on a French story from the 13th century. Bohem Press, Zurich 1992, ISBN 3-85581-228-4 .
- Max Bolliger: Jonah . Lehrmittelverlag des Kantons Zürich, Zürich 1994, ISBN 3-03713-029-6 .
- Regine Schindler : On the road with God. The Bible retold for children and adults . Bohem Press, Zurich 1996, ISBN 3-85581-274-8 .
- Max Bolliger: The Children's Bridge. Bohem Press, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-85581-429-5 .
Text and illustration
- They follow the star. 3. Edition. Patmos , Düsseldorf 1978, ISBN 3-491-79301-7 .
- Vodník: a Czech folk tale . Nord-Süd , Mönchaltorf 1970, ISBN 3-85825-087-2 . (The tale of Aquarius )
- The lost sun . Nord-Süd, Mönchaltorf 1973, ISBN 3-85825-019-8 .
- Salt is more than gold: a Czech fairy tale. narrated and illustrated by the artist (original edition: Salt is Better Than Gold , London 1968, ISBN 0-200-71577-1 ), 2nd edition. Nord-Süd, Mönchaltorf / Hamburg 1973, ISBN 3-85825-032-5 . (Czech fairy tale title: Sůl nad zlato , written down by Božena Němcová ).
- The butterfly . Bohem Press , Zurich 1980, ISBN 3-85581-122-9 .
- Born in Bethlehem: The Christmas Story . Patmos, Düsseldorf 1981, ISBN 3-491-79039-5 .
- My first Christmas book. illustration only. Patmos, Düsseldorf 1982, ISBN 3-491-79350-5 .
- Grandfather thomas . Bohem Press, Zurich 1984, ISBN 3-85581-164-4 .
- translated by Käthe and Günter Leupold: Peter and Hansi. Peters, Hanau 1987, ISBN 3-87627-715-9 .
- with Dieter Naumann: The garden of Tobias . Peters, Hanau / Salzburg / Bern 1988, ISBN 3-87627-508-3 .
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Štěpán Zavřel in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Štěpán Zavřel in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Zavřel, Štěpán |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech painter, graphic artist and children's book author |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague , Czechoslovak Republic |
DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1999 |
Place of death | Rugolo , Sarmede , Italy |