About Vlastimil Rada
Lived 1895 – 1962 (aged 67). Vlastimil Rada was a Czech pedagogue, writer, painter, teacher, illustrator and graphic artist.
Vlastimil Rada (5 April 1895 – 22 December 1962) was a Czech painter and book illustrator.
Life Rada was born in České Budějovice in 1895. His father, Petr Rada, was a drawing teacher. In 1904 he moved to Prague with the family. In Prague, Rada graduated from a private art school, and, subsequently, between 1912 and 1919, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts.
Between 1946 and 1962 Rada worked at the art school affiliated with the Academy of Fine Arts. the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. In 1976, there was a personal exhibition of works by Rada in the Prague Castle, and another one in 1999–2000 at the Lobkowicz Palace. He also had a number of personal exhibitions elsewhere in the Czech Republic.
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Who was Vlastimil Rada?
Czech illustrator, painter, writer and university educator (1895-1962)
When was Vlastimil Rada born?
Vlastimil Rada was born on 5 April 1895 in České Budějovice.
When did Vlastimil Rada die?
Vlastimil Rada died on 22 December 1962 in Prague.
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Vlastimil Rada was a pedagogue, writer, painter, teacher, illustrator and graphic artist.
What nationality was Vlastimil Rada?
Vlastimil Rada was Czech.
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