PAINTINGS & POSTERS

Find out more about your favorite Czech artist from our large collection. Explore the various Czech & Slovak art styles and learn more about the rich history of the Eastern European people.

 
 
Thomas Masaryk CCMH Collection

Portrait of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, sometimes also called Thomas Masaryk, was a Czech politician, statesman, sociologist, and philosopher. Find out more about Czechoslovakia’s founder here.

 
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Landscape of Prague Castle - Hiding a Story of Nazi Hatred

Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic, dating from the 9th century. During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War II, Prague Castle became the headquarters of Reinhard Heydrich, the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. According to a popular rumor, he is said to have placed the Bohemian crown on his head; old legends say a usurper who places the crown on his head is doomed to die within a year.

 
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Poster of Alfons MUcha Series

Alfons Maria Mucha, known as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters of Sarah Bernhardt. Find out more about his poster series and the story of our collection.

 
White House - Kamil Kubik

Kamil Kubik was born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, in 1930.  He defected in 1948 due to communist oppression and takeover of the country.  As an artist, he was known for street scenes, cityscapes, and flowers.  He often painted outdoors and in nature. He became the official artist for the White House during the term of George H.W. Bush, and his paintings were featured on the White House Christmas cards in 1991 and 1992. 

 
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Born in 1928, Petr Ginz grew up in a Jewish household to half-Jewish parents. At a young age, Petr attended a Jewish school in Prague. During his time in school, Petr became enriched by the novels of Jules Verne. Later, Petr will be inspired to write his own stories and illustrate them.

 
Zima - Winter

Josef Lada created a variety of caricaturistic paintings in which he often portrayed the four seasons of the year. Lada’s work primarily consists of bold lines and his constant use of primary colors and secondary colors. The artist's color choices provide a tranquil and peaceful setting to each painting accurately, providing a sense of each season.

 

Jiri Grabavcic painted both Praotec Čech – Čech on Mountain and Saints Cyril and Methodius in 2002. Both of Grabavcic’s paintings imitate paintings of the Counter-Reformation era, which typically centered religious figures or traditions as their subject and depicted them in a naturalistic way.


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Tiffany Leigeber’s exhibit Czechs and Americans presents 16 pieces of Czech heritage and history. Her white, black, and gold pieces depict Czech traditions, icons, and headwear.


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In 2015, Houston resident Darrell Hancock photographed ‘Day of the Lilacs’. This event honors Czech liberation from both Nazi and Communist occupation, making it a true day of cultural and national identity.