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Helena Zmatlíková

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Helena Zmatlíková (19 November 1923, Prague – 4 April 2005, Prague) was a Czech illustrator, especially of children's books. For her works she received numerous awards. She also participated in the 1958 World Exhibition.

Career

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Zmatlikova's paintings, which appeared in books published all over the world in more than 20 languages, have been popular with children for decades. The best known of these include:

Personal life

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Her nephew is Pavel Rychetsky, a lawyer and politician. Her son Ivan Zmatlík was married to the actress Kateřina Macháčková [cs], with whom he has a daughter, Helena.

She was buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague.

Tribute

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On 19 November 2013 Google celebrated her 90th birthday with a Google Doodle.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Helena Zmatlíková's 90th Birthday". Google. 19 November 2013.
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