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Current AffairsJosef Lada's paintings an enduring symbol of Czech Christmas

23-12-2004 | Ian Willoughby

Josef Lada For many readers around the world, Josef Lada's illustrations of the Good Soldier Svejk are inextricably linked to the famous character created by Jaroslav Hasek. But Josef Lada did far more than illustrate Hasek's novel, and his idealized paintings of carol singers and family gatherings are for many in this country an enduring symbol of Czech Christmas.  More

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