Jiří Trnka
Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969) · Czechia · On the map · Artists · Died at 57
Jiří Trnka was a Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director.
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1990Honorary Citizen of PlzeňAward1969Died30 December 19691968Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustrationAward1963Národní umělecAward1912Born24 February 1912
People around Jiří
Josef Skupa Taught Jiří, also in The Hurvinek Circus (1955)
Kihachirō Kawamoto Studied under Jiří
Jiří Brdečka Also in Springman and the SS and The Gift
Jan Werich Also in The Golden Fish and Two Little Frosts
Maria Perego Influenced by Jiří
René Hausman Influenced by Jiří
Růžena Nasková Also in Old Czech Legends (1953)
Jiří TrnkaPartners
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About this person
Country
Czechia
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1969 · aged 57
