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Jan Burka was born on 14 June, 1924 in Postoloprty, Czechoslovakia, is an A 20th-century czech male artist. Discover Jan Burka's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Occupation Painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 14 June 1924
Birthday 14 June
Birthplace Postoloprty, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 4 September, 2009
Died Place L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
Nationality Slovakia

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1924

Jan Burka (14 June 1924 – 4 September 2009) was a Czech painter, graphic artist and sculptor.

Burka was born in Postoloprty.

1940

In 1940, he studied at a private art school, and then attended a course in graphics at the Vinohrady Synagogue, led by Petr Kien.

1942

After some time in Prague, he was deported as Geltungsjude, and sent to Terezín on 10 August 1942.

In Terezín, he was reunited with Kien, and even in the difficult conditions of the ghetto he continued to study drawing.

While in Terezín he also met his future wife, figure skater Ellen Danby, who was raised in the Netherlands.

Burka survived in Terezín until its liberation.

After World War II, Burka and Danby settled in Amsterdam, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Rijksakademie beeldende van Kunsten), under Lütke and Westerman.

1945

From 1945 to 1951, he worked as a graphic artist in Amsterdam.

1950

He divorced his wife Ellen in the mid 1950s.

He founded his own graphic arts studio, and together with Alain Fleming, was a co-founder of a Canadian group of designers.

1951

In 1951, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he studied at the Ontario College of Art & Design.

There he was linked to Henri Chopin.

1961

From 1961 to 1968, he lived in France, where he made his first reliefs and sculptures.

1967

Burka also won numerous awards for his graphic work and his "Concrete poetry", part of an anthology of experimental poetry, published in 1967.

1968

In 1968, he returned to Toronto, where he lived and worked until 1978.

Most of his works from this period are now located in Canadian museums.

Burka attended more than a hundred exhibitions in Europe, Canada, and the United States.

His works are exhibited in a number of Canadian, American, and European museums and are part of important private collections.

In 1968 he received the Ontario price Centenaire du Canada.

2009

Burka died in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in 2009.