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Josef Čapek
Czech painter and writer (1887-1945).
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Hronov. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1947 at 60 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. [ref]
Occupations
art critic, art theorist, graphic artist, illustrator, journalist, painter, photographer, playwright, scenographer, translator, writer
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris