In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946. Most of his films were …

Jan 27, 2025 · An illustrator, sculptor, stage and costume designer, and puppet maker, Trnka is best remembered as a filmmaker who revolutionized puppetry. Through his films, he …

Apr 28, 2024 · Trnka is the most celebrated animator in Europe, a latter-day movie magician who, like the great Georges Méliès, is at once writer, painter, sculptor, mechanic, director and film …

4 days ago · Jiří Trnka was a preeminent filmmaker of the Czech puppet animation tradition who was also a painter, designer, cartoonist, and book illustrator. Trnka, who was trained as a …

Trnka liberated the Czech, and world, animated and puppet films from American influences and brought in a complexity of animation and poetry. His long-term fellow artists Stanislav Látal, …

Feb 24, 2024 · Jiří Trnka was a prominent visual artists and founder of Czech animated movies. His illustrations accompanied several generations of children.

Already a prolific artist, author and beloved book illustrator in his country, Trnka made films that had an enormous impact on the development of Czech animation, and he inspired the careers …

May 10, 2025 · Trnka’s influence stretches far beyond Czech borders. His visually rich, emotionally resonant puppet films captured international audiences in the postwar era and …

Jiří Trnka was a Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director.

Trnka specialized in puppet animation, a traditional Czech art form, of which he became the undisputed master. He also created animated cartoons, but it was his puppet animation that …