Josef Capek
- Introduction
- Josef Čapek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛf ˈtʃapɛk]; 23 March 1887 – April 1945) was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet. He invented the word robot, which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Čapek.
- Wikidata
- Q454568
- Introduction
- Czech avant-garde artist and author who combined expressionism and cubism in his work. He studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Prague from 1904 to 1910. He was a member of both the Group of Plastic Artists, and the Mánes Association of Plastic Artists. Also worked as a member of the Stiffnecked group and exhibited with them in 1918. He exhibited with Umlěcka beseda and co-edited the magazine "Zivot." Along with his brother Karel, he was deeply concerned with moral and social issues and vehemently opposed the Nazis. He died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II.
- Nationality
- Czech
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Author, Critic, Writer, Designer, Graphic Designer, Painter
- Names
- Josef Čapek, Josef Capek, יוזף צ׳אפק
- Ulan
- 500115342
Exhibitions
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Georg Tappert, Ines Wetzel, Ottheinrich Strohmeyer, Josef Capek, Waldemar Ohly Die Aktion, vol. 7, no. 18/19 May 5, 1917
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Hans Richter, Josef Capek, Wilhelm Schuler, Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen Die Aktion, vol. 7, no. 20/21 May 19, 1917
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Josef Capek Die Aktion, vol. 7, no. 24/25 June 16, 1917
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Heinrich Hoerle, Conrad Felixmüller, Christian Schad, Karl Jacob Hirsch, Marie Rosalie (Mitzi) Friedmann-Otten, Josef Capek, Augusta von Zitzewitz Die Aktion, vol. 7, no. 45/46 November 17, 1917
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Otto Freundlich, Ottheinrich Strohmeyer, Josef Capek, Heinrich Hoerle, Katharina Heise (Karl Luis Heinrich-Salze), Karl Jacob Hirsch Die Aktion, vol. 8, no. 1/2 January 12, 1918
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Wilhelm Schuler, Ines Wetzel, Walter O. Grimm, Arthur Goetz, Bruno Beye, Wladislav Skotarek, Josef Capek, Franz Wilhelm Seiwert, Julius Kaufmann, Erich Goldbaum Die Aktion, vol. 8, no. 39/40 October 5, 1918
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