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Dimitrij Kadrnozka-(April 1967)-Secva-(Rear Side)

Painting by Dimitrij Kadrnozka (Painted during his terms as Dean of the Arts Academy in Havana, Cuba)

Born October 29, 1923 in Kromeriz, Bohemia

Son of a legionnaire Jan Kadrnozka, the hero of the battle of Zborov

1947 Scholarship in Paris

1950 Graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Prague

1954 Completed Stage Design at AMU in Prague

1967-1974 established Arts Academy (Escuela Superior Nacional del Arte in Havana), Cuba, and became the Dean

1967 Exhibited at Montreal Expo, together with and alongside of the works of Henri Matisse

Author of more than 150 movie posters, incl. Hollywood’s Classic Serpico

Received a number of international awards for his paintings, incl. Prix Henri d’Toulouse Lautrec, etc.

Exhibitions: Rotterdam, Netherlands - Montreal, Otawa, Canada - Havana, Cuba - Zurich, Switzerland - Barcelona, Spain – Moscow, Leningrad, Russia… (Large number of exhibitions in Bohemia excl.)

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