Eva Fuka
Encyclopedia
Eva Fuka-Engle is an American
photographer. She was born in 1927 in Prague
, Czechoslovakia
.
In 1942, she attended the State School of Graphic Arts in Prague
under Professor Rudolf Skopec, and later studied at the Academy of Visual Arts, from 1945 to 1950. She married fellow-artist Vladimir Fuka in 1950, and gave birth to her only child, Ivana, in 1951. A member of a group of dissident
intellectual
s (including Jiří Kolář
, Jan Hanč, Kamil Lhoták
, Jan Rychlík
, Zdeněk Urbánek, and Josef Schwarz
), she was known for her melancholic works and surreal
effects.
In 1967 she defected with her family to the United States
. Her first husband succumbed to diabetes in 1977, and Fuka remarried David H Engle in 1986. She is now retired, and shares her time between New York City
, Prague
, Paris
, and the French
Alps
where she spends her summers.
United States
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photographer. She was born in 1927 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...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
.
In 1942, she attended the State School of Graphic Arts 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...
under Professor Rudolf Skopec, and later studied at the Academy of Visual Arts, from 1945 to 1950. She married fellow-artist Vladimir Fuka in 1950, and gave birth to her only child, Ivana, in 1951. A member of a group of dissident
Dissident
A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. When dissidents unite for a common cause they often effect a dissident movement....
intellectual
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
s (including Jiří Kolář
Jirí Kolár
Jiří Kolář was a Czech poet, writer, painter and translator. His work was divided between literary and visual art.- Life :Kolář came from a poor family of a baker and a seamstress...
, Jan Hanč, Kamil Lhoták
Kamil Lhoták
Kamil Lhoták was a Czech painter, graphic artist, and illustrator. He was one of the members of Group 42.- Biography :...
, Jan Rychlík
Jan Rychlík
Jan Rychlík was a Czech composer and music theorist. He was one of the most important exponents of the Czech New Music in the 1950s and 1960s.- Biography :...
, Zdeněk Urbánek, and Josef Schwarz
Josef Schwarz
Josef Schwarz is a retired German long jumper. He represented West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Schwarz set the world's best year performance in the men's long jump in the year 1970: 8.35 metres ; this also was the world record at low altitude, until 1975...
), she was known for her melancholic works and surreal
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
effects.
In 1967 she defected with her family to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Her first husband succumbed to diabetes in 1977, and Fuka remarried David H Engle in 1986. She is now retired, and shares her time between New York City
New York City
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, 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...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and the French
France
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Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
where she spends her summers.