Jaroslav Sůra
Jaroslav Sůra (born March 31, 1929 in Prague ; † May 24, 2011 ) was a Czech painter , illustrator and graphic artist . He was a member of several artists' associations.
Sůra devoted himself to painting, graphics, poster illustration and graphic design. His theater posters are particularly well known.
biography
Jaroslav Sůra lived in Křivsoudov near Blaník until 1945 , as his father was a village school teacher there. He strongly influenced Jaroslav Sůra's life as a painter.
After 1945 Jaroslav attended a secondary school for graphics until 1948 and then until 1954 the arts and crafts school in Prague, where he completed a voluntary year in 1953.
Sůra last lived and worked in Prague . His wife was also involved in the works that were created in his studio apartment .
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Jaroslav Sůra has been exhibiting since 1954. Since then he has had 40 exhibitions of his own at home and abroad and has been represented at around 600 exhibitions in the Czech Republic and worldwide. He designed and illustrated 250 book titles and is the author of around 500 theater and opera posters.
Sůra has won numerous prizes for his artistic work, including the first 18.
In addition to numerous institutions in today's Czech Republic , especially in Prague , Sůra had exhibitions in the following institutions
- Oxford University Gallery
- Museum of Design Zurich
- Lahti Art Museum
- Galleria La Soffitta , Florence
- Lord's Gallery , London
- Art Center Plymouth
- The Izrael Museum , Jerusalem
- Ogaki Poster Museum
- The Bowes Museum , Durham
- College of Art and Design, Boston
- North Carolina Museum of Art , Raleigh
- People's Gallery, Los Angeles
- The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
- State University of New York at Fredonia
- Library of Congress , Washington, DC
- Museum of Modern Art , New York City
His works are represented in the following collections
- Museum of Modern Art, New York City
- Library of Congress , Washington, DC
- Museum of Modern Art, Toyama
- Galleria la Soffitta , Florence
- Lord's Gallery , London
- Israel Museum , Jerusalem
- Museum of Design Zurich
The posters were created for, among others
- the Czech Philharmonic
- the national theater
- the South Bohemian Theater in České Budějovice
- the Chopin Festival in Marienbad
- the Folklore Festival in Strážnice
- the Czechoslovak State Film
He also developed more than 80 characters, symbols and logos for Czechoslovak TV , the Czech Philharmonic and various festivals . Sůra created a vast amount of drawings, pictures and graphics.
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- www.knizecidvur.cz
- Intersalon AJV 2004
- 3. Adventní internetová aukce
- www.sckn.cz (PDF file; 212 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zemřel malíř Jaroslav Sůra , accessed on October 7, 2017
- ↑ a b Intersalon AJV 2004 ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 3. Adventní internetová aukce ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
Exhibitions
- 5th International Biennial of Paintings, Mushrooms 2006
- 6th International Poster Remembrance Day competition in Toyama, Japan
- Coexistence - A globally traveling exhibition
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sůra, Jaroslav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech painter, illustrator and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague , Czechoslovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 2011 |