Not until the fall of the communist regime in 1989 and the end of Czechoslovakia's cultural isolation, did the world begin to recognize and appreciate the Czech avant-garde of the first half of the twentieth century. Due in part to the large exhibitions of Czech modern art in Houston (1989), Valencia (1993), and Dijon (1997), as well as many specialized exhibitions, Prague is now regarded as a focal pont for Cubism, Functionalism, and Surrealism. Between 1918 and 1948, exceptionally original works of Czech avant-garde art were created by artists such as Frantisek Kubka, Zdenek Pesanek, Otto Gunfreund, Jindrich Styrsky, Toyen, Josef Coear, Karel Teige and many other painters, sculptors, typographers, and filmmakers. The same situation exists in Czech modern photography where, in addition to Frantisek Drtikol, Josef Sudek, and Jaromir Funke, worldwide recognition has slowly been bestowed upon other Czech photographers. Covering a period that begins with the establishment of an independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, and ends with the start of the communist regime in 1948, this book is the largest and most representative display of Czech avant-garde photography and photomontage, and further contributes towards the growing international interest in these works.

Czech Photographic Avant-Garde 1918-1948

Arts & Photography

Vladimír Birgus

Photography & Video

Kant

Frantisek Drtikol

The Photographer Frantisek Drtikol

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Essays by Vladimir Birgus, Jan Mlcoch.

The Nude In Czech Photography

Jan Mlčoch

Individual Artists

Published to accompany an exhibition in 2005 celebrating the 120th anniversary of the founding of the Museum of decorative Arts in Prague.

Czech Photography of the 20th Century: A guide

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