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  • Josef Sudek. Jindřich Štyrský. 1931. © Estate of Josef Sudek

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Artist Chronology

August 11, 1899
Born
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Ústí nad Orlicí
1920–24
Studies painting, collage, photography, and typography at Akademie Vytarnych Umeni (Academy of Fine Arts)
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
1923
Become members of Devětsil
Prague
1925
Designs and illustrates a book of Devětsil poetry
Contributor: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
1925–28
Lives in Paris
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Paris
August 1–December 1, 1925
Exposition internationale: L'Art d'aujourd'hui at the Chambre Syndicale de la Curiosité et des Beaux-Arts
Paris
1926
Exhibition at the Galerie d'Art Contemporain
Participant: Jindřich Štyrský
Paris
1926
Exhibition at the Aventin Studio
Participant: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
1926
Štyrsky and Toyen formulate Artificialism, a new artistic movement
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Paris
1927
Publishes the manifesto for Artificialism in ReD
Contributor: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
1928–42
Lives in Prague
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
1929
Works as an editor for Literární Kurýr
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
Early 1930s
Edits Eroticka revue and Edice 69
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
1934
Founding member of the Czech Surrealist Group, which is in close communication with André Breton's Parisian group
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
1935
Inaugural exhibition of the Czech Surrealist Group
Participant: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
1935
French Surrealists invite him to return to Paris
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Paris
1936
Exhibition of Surrealist works
Participant: Jindřich Štyrský
Brno
May 8–27, 1937
Výstava Československé Avantgardy
Prague
February 22–April 3, 1938
Fotografie exhibition of work from the Mánes Association of Fine Artists
Prague
1939
Exhibition at Aventin Studio
Participant: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
March 21, 1942
Dies
At location: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague
1945
Publishes Na jehlách těchto dní
Contributor: Jindřich Štyrský
Prague

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