Marie Šechtlová Explained

Marie Šechtlová (25 March 1928 Chomutov – 5 July 2008 Prague) was a Czech photographer, one of the proponents of the "poetry of everyday" style.

Chronology

Year
1928 (25.3)Marie Kokešová born in Chomutov, daughter of clerk Jan Kokeš and his wife Františka.
1938Kokeš family moved to Tábor.
1947Marie matriculated from Tábor High School.
1948 (15.5)Married Josef Šechtl.
1950Completed apprenticeship in photography, at photographic studio of Šechtl and Voseček in Tábor (founded 1876).
1952 (17.3)Daughter Marie Michaela born.
1953Šechtl and Voseček studio nationalised by the Communist government.
1958Movie “Moon” presented at UNICA international festival, in Ems, Germany.
1961Series of photographs accompanying poem by Jan Noha, published in “Photography Revue”. Nominated for membership of Union of Czechoslovak Artists.
1963Trip to Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev with group of professional Czech artists.
1964Trips to Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and United States.
1965Admitted to Membership of Union of Czechoslovak Artists.
1967Marie Šechtlová’s hands severely burned by X-rays in medical accident.
1975Participation in competition, “Woman Behind the Camera” (in years 1975, 1976 and 1977).
1989Books “Paris”, with text by Jiří Mucha, and “Historical Firearms”, were prepared for printing, but because of political upheavals, were never published. Exhibition “Anthology”, in Tábor.
2008(July 5) Died in Prague.

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Notes

  1. http://sechtl-vosecek.ucw.cz/en/publikace.html Description

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