Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová
Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová (July 31, 1894, Vyškov, Moravia – 28 March 1980, Brno, Czechoslovakia) was a highly accomplished Czech graphic artist.
Her 1931 book Childhood which consists of a story told entirely in woodcut prints is considered an important work in the history of the graphic novel. The book was published in an edition of 300 by the British bookshop and gallery A.Zwemmer, formerly of Charing Cross Road London.
References
- David Berona, (2008), Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels, Abrams, New York.
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See also: Bochořák and Dittrich
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