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Monday
Apr222013

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DateMonday, April 22, 2013 at 11:09AM

The design for the current Czech banknotes and postage stamps created by Oldřich Kulhánek

Oldřich Kulhánek - Job No. 2 - Lithograph - 2003 (click photo for larger image)

“My opinion, my conviction, is that in his work an artist should give an account of himself, and of the time and place he inhabits.”

These were words spoken by Czech artist Oldřich Kulhánek (1940-2013) He was arrested by the Secret Police and imprisoned for 'defamation of the allied socialist states' in 1972. His distorted portrait of Stalin and other graphics were considered 'ideologically dangerous.' Kulhánek’s art always directly addressed his word, and challenged the harsh injustices of his culture. We lost this renowned artist this past January. However, his images live on--partly because of the design for the current Czech banknotes and postage stamps.

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