The Josef Sudek Gallery () is near
Hradčany (Úvoz 24) in
Prague
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, in a house where
Josef Sudek (b. 1896 Kolín, d. 1976 Prague) lived from 1959 until his death. Part of his photographic output was transferred to the MDA in Prague in the years 1978–1988. Since 1989 the MDA in Prague has also administered his flat, where the gallery opened in 1995. Sudek had also a studio in Prague, Na Újezdu 28, which he continued to use for his photographic work (namely the darkroom) after moving to Hradčany, and where his sister and assistant Božena Sudková lived.
Sudek's flat was a popular place for friendly gatherings of many artists, among them the poet
Jaroslav Seifert
Jaroslav Seifert (; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. Seifert was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides ...
, painter
Jan Zrzavý
Jan Zrzavý (5 November 1890 – 12 October 1977) was a Czech painter, graphic artist and illustrator.
Biography
Zrzavý was born on 5 November 1890 in Vadín in Bohemia (today a part of Okrouhlice in the Czech Republic). He studied privately in P ...
, architect Otto Rothmayer and many others. In the flat, which was gradually filled with numerous paintings, frames, goblets, boxes and photographic tools, originated many now renowned compositions in the series Aviatic Remembrances, Easter Remembrances, Labyrinths and Glass Labyrinths. This flat was also a departure point from which Sudek used to set off to roam the Prague gardens, parks and his beloved outskirts.
Exhibition programme
* Josef Sudek's work (photographic cycles, thematic series, comparative exhibitions).
* Personalities of modern Czech photography, special focus on inter-war years.
* History of photographic Pragensia from 19th century to the present day.
See also
*
List of museums devoted to one photographer
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Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
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The Chateau at Klášterec nad Ohří
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Museum of Textile in Česká Skalice
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The Chateau at Kamenice nad Lipou
Sources
External links
Official site of the Museum of Decorative Arts in PragueJosef SudekMinneapolis Institute of Arts Josef Sudek
Прага, Увоз, 160\24 Дом Луны и Солнца, Josef Sudek, 1959-1976 год
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