Jitka Svobodová Explained

Jitka Svobodová
Birth Date:9 September 1941
Birth Place:Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Death Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Nationality:Czech
Field:
  • Painting
  • Sculpture

Jitka Svobodová (9 September 1941 – 15 May 2023) was a Czech sculptor, painter and academic.

Biography

Svobodová was the daughter of lawyer Jiří Svoboda. She studied at the Secondary Industrial School of Interior Design and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. She trained in monumental and restoration painting from 1973 to 1976.[1]

Svobodová was an expert in drawings, wire, superficial realizations and three-dimensional objects.[2] She was considered one of the most important artists of modern and contemporary art. She exhibited in her country, abroad and participated in many collective exhibitions, her works are represented in important public and private collections.[3]

Svobodová died in Prague on 15 May 2023, at the age of 81.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kreslila jsem lešení, trubky, dráty. Zemřela výtvarnice Jitka Svobodová . Seznam Zprávy. cs. 17 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230517024533/https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domaci-kreslila-jsem-leseni-trubky-draty-zemrela-vytvarnice-jitka-svobodova-230938. 17 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Zemřela výtvarnice Jitka Svobodová . Novinky.cz. 15 May 2023 . 17 May 2023. cs. https://archive.today/20230515092420/https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/kultura-zemrela-vytvarnice-jitka-svobodova-40431558. 15 May 2023.
  3. Web site: V 81 letech dnes zemřela výtvarnice Jitka Svobodová. České noviny. 15 May 2023. cs. 17 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230517021329/https://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/v-81-letech-dnes-zemrela-vytvarnice-jitka-svobodova/2365460. 17 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Jitka Svobodová (1941 - 2023). Memory of Nations. 17 May 2023. https://archive.today/20230517021430/https://www.memoryofnations.eu/en/svobodova-jitka-1941. 17 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Artist Jitka Svobodová dies at 81. Radio Prague International. 15 May 2023. 20 May 2023.