Jozo Kljaković
Croatian painter, writer, illustrator, cartoonist
About Jozo Kljaković
Lived 1889 – 1969 (aged 80). Jozo Kljaković was a painter, illustrator, caricaturist, writer, draftsperson and artist.
Jozo Kljaković (3 March 188910 October 1969) was a Croatian painter.
He studied in Prague and then at an Arts institute in Rome. He also studied fresco painting in Paris. Kljaković was professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb from 1921 to 1943. He lived in the Art Nouveau neighbourhood of Rokov perivoj in Zagreb. Notably, he painted a cycle of 14 frescoes for the St. Mark's Church in the city. He was chiefly influenced by Art Nouveau, Ferdinand Hodler and Ivan Meštrović, a friend of his. In Croatia he is described as a "master of fresco painting". His former home in Zagreb is now an art centre.
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Who was Jozo Kljaković?
Croatian painter, writer, illustrator, cartoonist (1889–1969)
When was Jozo Kljaković born?
Jozo Kljaković was born on 10 March 1889 in Solin.
When did Jozo Kljaković die?
Jozo Kljaković died on 1 October 1969 in Yugoslavia, Zagreb.
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Jozo Kljaković was a painter, illustrator, caricaturist, writer, draftsperson and artist.
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Jozo Kljaković's recorded nationality: Croats.
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