Adolf Born
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Adolf Born (12 June 1930 – 22 May 2016) was a Czech painter, illustrator, filmmaker and caricaturist, "known for his murkily-tinted pictures of bizarre fauna, and Victorian gentlemen in top hats and top coats".<ref name="L">Schmadel, L. D., Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Sixth Revised and Enlarged Edition, Vol. 2 (Berlin / Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 2012), p. 926.</ref> In recognition of his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Born was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2008.<ref name=ibby2008/> His various international rewards and honors also include the Grand Prix at the International Salon of Cartoons in Montreal and the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France.<ref>Anon., "Czech painter, illustrator, cartoonist Adolf Born dies at 85", The Washington Post, 22 May 2016.</ref>
Biography
Born was born in the town of České Velenice on the Bohemian side of the southern border with Austria, moving to Prague with his family in 1935.<ref name="Krause"/> He received his visual arts education between 1949 and 1955 at the School of Applied Arts in Prague, in the Department of Caricature and Newspaper Drawing.<ref name="Krause"/> Since the 1960s Born's works have been exhibited throughout the world. In 1966, in collaboration with Gene Deitch, Born animated the first ever screen adaptation of a work by J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit! <ref>Deitch, G., & Born, A., The Hobbit, Dailymotion, 1966.</ref> Initially better known to the public as a cartoonist published in magazines, censorship prompted him, from 1973 onwards, to focus more on animation and book illustrations.<ref name="Krause"/> In 1974 Born was declared cartoonist of the year in Montreal, and he won the Palma d'Oro at the International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera, Italy.<ref name="Krause">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Fineart>Template:Cite web</ref>
One of the forms he specialised in was the bookplate (the "ex libris"), usually using colour lithography.<ref name=Fineart/> He held over 100 exhibitions, illustrated hundreds of books, and designed many theatre sets and costumes.<ref name=Fineart/>
He was married and had one daughter.<ref>Anon., "Erika Bornová", Blesk, undated. </ref>
The asteroid 17806 Adolfborn, discovered by Petr Pravec at the Ondřejov Observatory, is named after him.<ref name="L" />
Born died on 22 May 2016, at the age of 85.<ref>Jůn, D., "Popular Czech children's author Adolf Born dies aged 85", Radio Prague, 23 May 2016.</ref>
Works
- Mach a Šebestová, a cartoon series<ref>Macourek, M., & Born, Mach a Šebestová ve škole (Hamburg: Albatross, 1982).</ref>
- Žofka a spol.
- Já, Baryk
- Dobrodružství, Robinson Crusoe
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