Karel Franta

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Karel Franta (born May 1, 1928 in Libčice nad Vltavou , † July 19, 2017 in Prague ) was a Czech painter and illustrator .

Life

Franta was born in Libčice nad Vltavou in 1928 and studied graphic design in Prague . He worked with important children's picture painters such as Jiří Trnka and Helena Zmatlíková . He completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague with Miloslav Holý and Vladimír Sychra . After graduating, he worked as a graphic designer for children's magazines and illustrated a large number of children's books, including Der Löwe Leopold by Reiner Kunze and the collection of German sagas from Bohemia and Moravia . Franta was very interested in music - many of his pictures contain musical motifs.

He was awarded the United Nations UNICEF Grand Prix for his work . He was also a member of the International Children's Book Association . Franta organized numerous solo and group exhibitions. His motto was: “I couldn't depict evil, and that doesn't belong in children's literature either.” He died after a long illness of a heart attack in the circle of his family.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Illustrator Karel Franta died at the age of 89. In: Radio.cz . July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Komiks.cz. Retrieved July 26, 2017 (Czech).
  3. ↑ a b Illustrator Karel Franta is dead. In: Feuilleton Kompakt. Die Welt, July 21, 2017, accessed July 26, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Karel Franta died (tn.nova.cz)
personal data
SURNAME Franta, Karel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech painter and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Libčice nad Vltavou
DATE OF DEATH 19th July 2017
Place of death Prague