Adolf Hoffmeister
Czech · 1902–1973 · Painter, Printmaker
Adolf Hoffmeister was a Czech writer, playwright, painter, draughtsman, scenographer, cartoonist, translator, diplomat, lawyer, university professor and traveller. During the… (Wikipedia)
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Franz Kafka - Letter to FatherGalerie Kodl · CZK 324,000≈ $14,198≈ £11,139≈ €13,094Sign up to see
Kafka's table in cafe ArcoGalerie Kodl · CZK 216,000≈ $9,355≈ £7,370≈ €8,354Sign up to see
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Adolf Hoffmeister was a Czech writer, playwright, painter, draughtsman, scenographer, cartoonist, translator, diplomat, lawyer, university professor and traveller. During the war, he served as editor of the radio station Voice of America, and after the war the Czechoslovak ambassador to France. In 1951 he became a professor at the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Prague. He was a founding member of Devětsil (1920), chairman of the Union of Czechoslovak Visual Artists, and a member of International Association of Art Critics. Hoffmeister represented Czechoslovakia at UNESCO, the PEN Club and other international organizations. Hoffmeister's career was ended by the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 and the subsequent occupation.
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