Oldřich Škácha

Oldřich Škácha (2012)

Oldřich Škácha (October 16, 1941 – March 29, 2014) was a Czech photographer and anti-communist dissident during the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic era in the 1970s.[1] He was a signatory of Charter 77 in 1977.[1][2]

Škácha worked as a photographer for numerous Czech and Czechoslovakian magazines and publications, as well as Barrandov Studios.[1] He was known as a longtime photographer of Vaclav Havel during the communist and post-communist periods.[1][2]

Oldřich Škácha died from a lengthy illness on March 29, 2014, at the age of 72.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Velinger, Jan (2014-03-29). "Czech photographer, former dissident Škácha dies at 72". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  2. 1 2 Willoughby, Ian (2010-08-12). "Oldřich Škácha – photographer of Havel and others". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2014-05-04.


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