František Vobecký

About the Artist

František Vobecký. Untitled (Self-Portrait). 1935. Gelatin silver print, 1935–40. 9 5/16 x 6 3/4" (23.6 x 17.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther (MoMA 1896.2001)

November 9, 1902	Born At location: František Vobecký	Vlašim
1923–26	Attends the Central School for Workers and takes drawing courses at night At location: František Vobecký	Prague
1926–27	Studies at Académie Colarossi and Académie de la Grande Chaumière At location: František Vobecký	Paris
Beginning in 1927	Works with Mánes Artists' Association, becoming a full member in 1931 At location: František Vobecký	Prague
1928–91	Lives in Prague At location: František Vobecký	Prague
1929	Participates in an exhibition at Mánes Participant: František Vobecký	Prague
1935	Begins photographing assemblages of collected pictures and objects At location: František Vobecký	Prague
March 6–April 13, 1936	Mezinárodní Výstava Fotografie at Mánes Participant: Raoul Hausmann, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), László Moholy-Nagy, Aleksandr Rodchenko, Alexander Hackenschmied, Jaroslava Hatláková, Edmund Kesting, František Vobecký	Prague
May 8–27, 1937	Výstava Československé Avantgardy Participant: Jaromír Funke, Jindřich Štyrský, Jiří Lehovec, František Vobecký	Prague
February 22–April 3, 1938	Fotografie exhibition of work from the Mánes Association of Fine Artists Participant: Jaromír Funke, Jindřich Štyrský, Jiří Lehovec, František Vobecký	Prague
1949	Joins the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences At location: František Vobecký	Prague
April 13, 1991	Dies At location: František Vobecký	Prague