![]() He says that though the artist himself was little known to the public, his work was a common sight in Western book stores. Professor Martin Salisbury of Cambridge University is an expert on children’s book illustration and co-authored This is M. He is most closely associated with a series of illustrated children’s books about cities and countries under the title This is…: This is London, This is New York, etc. In the 1950s he worked at Radio Free Europe in Munich as a journalist and presenter before eventually devoting himself fully to art. ![]() The Prague-born Šašek, a trained architect, went into exile in 1948, when the Communists came to power in Czechoslovakia. ![]() When I meet somebody in Bologna at the book fair, they know three illustrators from the Czech Republic: Trnka, Květa Pacovská and Miroslav Šašek.” “Šašek is one of the three most famous Czech illustrators in the world. Juraj Horváth is curator of the current exhibition, the largest held to date in the artist’s native country. ![]() Photo: © Miroslav Šašek Foundation An exhibition now on at Prague’s Villa Pellé has put a fresh spotlight on the work of Miroslav Šašek, who is regarded by many as one of the greatest ever Czech illustrators. ![]()
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