Vladimír Preclík
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Vladimír Preclík was a Czech
Czech Republic
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 writer and sculptor. He was a prominent member of the Czech arts
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 and cultural worlds for several decades.

Preclík was born on May 23, 1929, in the city of Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
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 in eastern Bohemia
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. He exhibited his sculptures internationally, including at the Expo 67
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 in Montreal
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, Canada
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, as part of the World Top 100 exhibition for sculptors. His works are currently housed in art galleries and private collections around the world, including Switzerland
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, the Czech Republic
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, the United States
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 and Japan
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. Preclík was also an author and a member of the Czech Pen club.

Vladimír Preclík died at the age of 78 on April 3, 2008. He was survived by his wife, Jarmila.
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