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Emil Filla

1882-04-04 – 1953-10-07

Portrait of Emil Filla
Album representantů všech oborů veřejného života československého - 1927 - Bedřich BendelmayerCredit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

Emil Filla (4 April 1882 – 7 October 1953) was a Czech painter. He was a leader of the avant-garde in Prague between World War I and World War II and was an early Cubist painter.

Occupation & Career

painter, sculptor, graphic artist, exhibition curator, illustrator, typographer, teacher, editing staff, art theorist

Education

Academy of Fine Arts, Prague

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III

Employer

Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague

Organizations & Memberships

Mánes Union of Fine Arts

Education & Institutions

Academy of Fine Arts, Prague

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q687335 — wikidata View source

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