Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:03:22 +0200https://english.radio.cz/jiri-trnka-artist-who-turned-puppets-film-stars-8602392© 2026 Radio Prague International It would be hard to meet a Czech whose childhood was not touched (perhaps unconsciously) by the art of Jiri Trnka, a painter, puppeteer, illustrator and above all, the founding father of Czech animated film. His poetic drawings brought immortality to books that would otherwise be long forgotten. And his animated films bestowed dozens of puppets and drawings with life. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/trnka_jiri_4.jpg?timestamp=1591391492 https://english.radio.cz/jiri-trnka-artist-who-turned-puppets-film-stars-8602392 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9