I had first come across Jiri Trnka , when I was working at the Puppet Centre in Battersea. There I had come to admire Jiri Trnka as a designer and maker of animated films. In my next post I will give talk more about his animated films. But he was a man of many parts and created some wonderful book illustrations. And this book is full of them.
I also have a copy of Grimm's Fairytales (again published by Paul Hamlyn) illustrated by Trnka, and again absolutely wonderful. The last three illustrations are from it - very Trnka and very Czech.
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I assure you that your blog not only introduces the Czechs to the British, but also shows the best puppet animator in other activity which is so beautiful that I couldn't find words to describe!
You introduces that amazing culture and their artists to the world.
Post some Trnka's illustration was the best and greatest thing that I saw on the net.
Thank you for that!
I read this book as a child. I borrowed it from my father's friend's father who had brought it to Canada with him from the former Czechoslovakia. I spent weeks trying to make sense of the legends,( many of the stories were a little advanced for a 9 year old), but I enjoyed and cherished them all the same. Anyhow, that book is indeed a treasure... Take care of it and share the stories with younger generations. It's important that such vibrant tales keep travelling down the generations.
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