Jaromír Funke
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Jaromír Funke was a Czech
photographer.
Funke was a leading figure in Czech photography in the 1920s and 30s. In 1924 he, Josef Sudek
and Adolf Schneeberger
founded the Czech Photographic Society. Funke headed the photography department at the School of Arts and Crafts in Bratislava
and was editor of the journal Fotografický obzor (Photographic Horizons) for several years.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
photographer.
Funke was a leading figure in Czech photography in the 1920s and 30s. In 1924 he, Josef Sudek
Josef Sudek
Josef Sudek was a Czech photographer, best known for his photographs of Prague.Originally a bookbinder. During The First World War he was drafted into Austro-Hungarian Army. In 1915 and served on the Italian Front until he was wounded in the right arm in 1916...
and Adolf Schneeberger
Adolf Schneeberger
Adolf Schneeberger was a Czech photographer.Studied engineering and photography at the Czech Technical University in Prague, 1914...
founded the Czech Photographic Society. Funke headed the photography department at the School of Arts and Crafts in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
and was editor of the journal Fotografický obzor (Photographic Horizons) for several years.