America

Meda Mladkova

Meda Mladkova was a patron of the arts who helped support Czech artists stuck behind the Iron Curtain. She trained to be a dancer but decided to leave Czechoslovakia after witnessing how terribly the Germans who remained in the country were treated at the end of the Second World War.

George "Papa Bear" Halas

George "Papa Bear" Halas

The Chicago Bears and its Czech origins

Kamil Kubik: Impressions

Kamil Kubik: Impressions

Kubik Impressions and his International Cityscapes

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

While Googling Andy Warhol, Wikipedia describes him as an American artist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Although he was born in America, Warhol’s ethnic identity is Eastern European.

Celebrating Czech Heritage in America

Celebrating Czech Heritage in America

In 2019, over 2 million people in the United States reported being of Czech or Slovak heritage, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Many of these individuals are descendants of Czech immigrants that have developed their own unique culture that blends their Czech heritage with American traditions.