Josef Lada
Josef Lada ( born December 17, 1887 in Hrusice, † December 14, 1957 in Prague) was a Czech illustrator and children's book author.
Life and work
The artist with a passion 121 illustrated children's books and 197 books for adults and designed covers for 18 children's books and 51 other volumes.
Outside of the Czech and Slovak speaking countries Josef Lada is primarily known by his illustrations to the novel The Adventures of the Good Soldier Svejk. Jaroslav Hašek Lada gave fictional character of Schweik her best known face. Even Josef Lada is known for his stories about the hangover Mikesch and illustrations of numerous children's books and novels.
Works
- Hangover Mikesch ( Kocour Mikes )
- The Adventures of the Good Soldier Svejk in pictures
- Waschek Paschek
- Princess Julia (O Princezně Julince ) - 1987 as a Czech fairy tale princess Julia, directed by Antonín Kachlík with Lucie Tomková as Julia.
- What a crow told the other.
- Bogey and evergreens and other crazy tales ( Original title: Bubáci a hastrmani, 1939, translated by Martin Schuster ) Sauerland, Aarau / Frankfurt am Main 1977, ISBN 3-7941-1567-8.
- A Schusterbub is a painter.
- Poodle Muck, the faithful animal, stories told to you and me.