Josef Jindřich Šechtl

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Josef Jindřich Šechtl (1877 Tábor – 1954 Tábor) was a Czech photographer who specialized in photojournalism and portrait photography. When his father, photographer Ignác Šechtl died, Josef inherited the photographic studios Šechtl and Voseček.

Contents 1 Work, an example 2 Photo essays 3 Chronology 4 References 5 Further Readings 6 External links

[edit] Work, an example

Return of Tomáš G. Masaryk (TGM) from exile, stopover at Tábor, 21 December 1918

TGM leaving train, at his right daughter Olga, behind him son Jan (half hidden).

TGM leaving train, daughter Olga at his left.

TGM in Šechtl's atelier.

[edit] Photo essays

Josef Jindřich Šechtl did most of his work in the limited scope of Tábor region. He however captured number of important historical events and very detaily portrayed life on the Czech countryside. Number of his photo essays got preserved either on glass plate negatives or nitrate films. Until 1911 the photo essays was done in cooperation with Ignác Šechtl and till 1930s with Josef Voseček.

Year
1901	Arrival of Emperor JosephFranz Joseph I of Austria to Tábor, Sokol slet in Prague.
1902	Regional exhibition in Tábor
1902-1903	Construction of the first electric railway from Tábor to Bechyně with the inventor František Křižík. The photo essay lead to later cooperation with František Křižík's company
1917	Rythmic - modern dancing of Sokol in the open air, since Sokol was officially prohibited during WWI
1918	Arrival of president of Czechoslovakia Tomaš Garrigue Masaryk after WWII, one of the very first photographs of President in the country
1913	Return of legionners to Czechoslovakia
1920	Sokol Slet in Prague 1920, Visit of President Masaryk on celebration of 500 years of Tábor
1921	Visit of politician and future president of Czechoslovakia Edvard Beneš, with several color photographs made using autochrome process
1934	Celebration of soccer world cup.
1936	Olympic games in Berlín 1936.
1948	Communist May 1st celebration.

[edit] Chronology

Year
1977, May 9th	Josef Jindřich Šechtl was born in Tábor, House #346, son of Ignác Schächtl who later changed is name to Ignác Šechtl and Kateřina Šechtlová nee Šťastná.[1], same day Josef Voseček started his work in photographic studio of Ignác Šechtl[2].
1980	Jan Voseček was during the population cenzus registerd as photographer assistant[1].
1895	Jan Voseček became fellow of Ignác Šechtl. Studio was named Schächtl and Voseček, later Šechtl and Voseček[3][1].
1895, November	Schächtl and Voseček studios moved to former studio of Alexander Seik[1].
1892-1895	Josef Jindřich Šechtl studied in Šechtl and Voseček studios. Served out in 1895[4].
1897 and earlier	Studied in J. Vilím's studio in Prague and František Krátký's studio.[4]
approx. 1900	The Czech writting ``Šechtl was started to be used instead of Schächtl. Josef Šechtl started to work in Šechtl and Voseček studios.
1902	Šechtl and Voseček had pavillon on Reginal exhibition in Tábor. First large photoreportage of Šechtl and Voseček studios. Both Josef and Ignác Šechtl cooperated on preparing it[5]. Also first photographs from sport events (Sokol excercises)[6].
1904	Josef Jindřich Šechtl became fellow of Šechtl and Voseček studios[1].
1906	Affiliated company ``Šechtl-Voseček openned in Pelhřimov[1].
1906	Studios participated in the Austria exhibition in London[1].
1906, April 4th	Josef Jindřich Šechtl got official vocational certificate for photography (for his studies in 1892-1895)[1].
1907, May 24th	Blueprints for new studio of Šechtl-Voseček at Nádražní street #316 (today 9. května Street) in Tábor was accepted[1]. The new studio was advertized as largest in South Bohemia.
1911, July 7th	Ignác Šechtl, founder of the sutdios, died[1].
1911, August 21th	Josef Šechtl got married with Anna Stocká (born May 21th 1889) from Písek[1].
1912, September 12th	Ludmila Šechtlová, daugther of Josef and Anna was born[1].
1917, May 9th	The studios in Tábor got significantly damaged by fire in neighbouring farmyard. Photo essay from the fire[7] and reconsturction [8]got presserved.
1925, April 26	Josef Ferdinand Ignác Šechtl, son of Josef Jindřich and Anna was born in Prague[1].
1925, November 1st	Anna Šechtlová, nee Stocká, died in Tábor[1].
1926, May 12th	Josef Šechtl got married with Božena Bulínová (born January 20th in Jivno)[1].
1936, January 1st	Josef Voseček died in Šechtl Familly[1].
1948, May 15th	Josef Ferdinand Ignác Šechtl got married with Marie Kokešová, future photographer and fellow of Šechtl and Voseček studios[1].
1951	Nationalization of the Šechtl and Voseček studios by communist government[4].
1954, March 17th	Josef Jindčich died in Tábor[1].

[edit] References

[edit] Further Readings

• "Český svět", č. 1-18., 1918 (published photographs of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk with captions)
• "Slovanský sokol, Cizinecký ruch", 1912, p. 258-260 (published photographs of Serbian Sokol)
• V. Albrecht, "25 roků ve službách černého umění", Praha 1930, pages 52-53
• P. Scheufler "Jižní Čechy objektivem tří generací", České Budějovice 1989
• P. Scheufler "Galerie c. k. fotografů", Praha 2001
• R. Krajíc, B. Smrčka, "Tábor, jak jej fotografovali v letech 1876-1996 Šechtlovi", České budějovice 1997
• P. Augusta, H. Klínova ed., "Kniha o městě Tábor", Praha 2001

[edit] External links

• Digital archive project of Šechtl and Voseček studios