Bohumil Kafka was a Czech

Czech people

Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 sculptor and pedagogue, born February 14, 1878 in Nova Paka

Nova Paka

Nová Paka is a town in the Czech Republic.- History :The Town was first mentioned in 1357 with regards to the installation of new vicar to the Saint Nicholas Church. During these times the Town was called Mladá Paka . In 1563 big part of Town was destroyed by fire. In 1586 the plague killed...

, Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...

 and died on November 24, 1942.

He studied in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 with sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek

Josef Václav Myslbek

Josef Václav Myslbek was a Czech sculptor credited for founding of the modern Czech sculpting style.Josef grew up poor in a suburb of Prague. His family pushed him to become a shoemaker but he shirked the duty by getting a job with a succession of Czech sculptors...

 before moving to Vienna and then Paris to continue his studies. He worked in London, Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

  and Rome before returning and settling in Prague. He frequently worked in an Expressive symbolist

Symbolism (arts)

Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts. In literature, the style had its beginnings with the publication Les Fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire...

 style, was a noted animalier

Animalier

An animalier is an artist, mainly from the 19th century, who specializes in, or is known for, skill in the realistic portrayal of animals. "Animal painter" is the more general term for earlier artists...

 as well as being known for his decorative sculpture. He was considered a predecessor to the Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...

 style and was highly influenced by the works of Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin

François-Auguste-René Rodin , known as Auguste Rodin , was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past...

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External links

• Art Facts - brief biography
• Radio Prague - extensive biography
• Index of Links for Artwork and Biographies
• More Information
• Bohumil Kafka:Jan Zizka monument