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Current AffairsMucha family keeps up the fight to build the Slav Epic a home
When the artist Alfons Mucha died in 1939, he left his masterpiece of 20
canvasses entitled the Slav Epic, to the City of Prague – but on the
condition that an appropriate space be built for it. This has not happened
to date and now the city would like to remove the work from the chateau in
Moravský Krumlov where it is currently housed and install it in Prague’s
Veletržní Palác. The Mucha family, however, is opposed, and is filing
for an injunction against the city to keep the paintings where they are
until they are given a permanent residence. Earlier today, we spoke with
the head of the Mucha Foundation and grandson of the celebrated Art Nouveau
painter, John Mucha, and asked him to explain why he is seeking to stop the
city from moving the work.
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SpecialJohn Mucha – Part 2
Alphonse Mucha’s grandson John Mucha is the head of the Mucha Foundation,
which manages the legacy of the great Czech Art Nouveau artist. He launched
the successful Mucha Museum in the centre of Prague during the 1990s, and
has recently being holding talks with the city’s authorities on the
long-delayed creation of a dedicated home for Mucha’s extensive work the
Slav Epic.
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SpecialJohn Mucha – Part 1
John Mucha is the grandson of the great Czech Art Nouveau painter and
decorative artist Alphonse Mucha. His parents are also noteworthy; his late
father Jiří was a journalist and writer, while his Scottish mother
Geraldine, who is 92, still composes music. John himself heads the Mucha
Foundation, which conserves the family’s collection and promotes the
artist’s work internationally. His home in the Czech capital, situated
opposite the gates of Prague Castle, contains a breathtaking array of
Alphonse Mucha memorabilia and artworks and is described by John Mucha as a
“living museum”. When we spoke at the Mucha family flat, I first asked
him if he had grown up there.
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Current AffairsWill Mucha’s gigantic Slav Epic be shown in Japanese museum?
Japanese promoters have expressed interest in bringing to Japan one of the
most grandiose pieces in the history of Czech art, Alphonse Mucha’s Slav
Epic. They are even offering to finance the restoration of the monumental,
which consists of 20 huge canvasses. But both the city of Prague, which
owns the work, and Mucha’s grandson are hesitant to let it travel so far.
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