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Vlastislav Hofman

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Vlastislav Hofman
Властислав Гофман. 1928 год
Born6 February 1884 Edit this on Wikidata
Jičín Edit this on Wikidata
Died28 August 1964 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 80)
Prague Edit this on Wikidata
Resting placeVinohrady Cemetery Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationArchitect, painter, scenographer, typographer, illustrator, graphic artist Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttp://www.vlastislavhofman.cz Edit this on Wikidata

Vlastislav Hofman (6 February 1884 – 28 August 1964) was an artist and architect who lived and worked first in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later in Czechoslovakia. Though he was a painter, set designer, graphic artist, furniture designer, and author, Hofman is best known as an architect strongly influenced by Cubism.[1][2]

Life

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Born in Jičín in Bohemia, Hofman studied architecture in Prague from 1902 to 1907. He was otherwise self-taught in the arts. He was active in avant garde art movements in his homeland, and he associated with artists and writers of the time, including Karel Čapek. Hofman wrote many pieces on political subjects and the philosophy of art, especially for the journal Právo lidu ("People's Right"). His stage designs were mainly for the Vinohrady Theatre (Divadlo na Vinohradich) in Prague.[3] Hofman's design for director Karel Hilar's 1926 production of Hamlet was particularly notable.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Cooper, The Cubist Epoch, London, Phaidon Press, 1970.
  2. ^ Neil Cox, Cubism, London, Phaidon Press, 2000.
  3. ^ Timonth O. Benson et al., Expressionist Utopias, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2001; p. 218.
  4. ^ Anthony B. Dawson, Hamlet, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1997; p. 117.
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