Helena Wilsonová (née Pospíšilová; 15 August 1937 – 14 August 2019) was a Czech photographer.
Helena Wilsonová | |
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 Wilsonová in 2014 | |
| Born | Helena Pospíšilová 15 August 1937 |
| Died | 14 August 2019 (aged 81) Toronto, Canada |
| Spouse | Paul Wilson |
| Children | Jake Wilson |
BIography
editPospíšilová was born in the village of Návarov. After her family estate was confiscated by the state in 1948 (see 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état), they moved to Prague,[1] where she worked for the Academy of Sciences and also published her works in the Umění a řemesla magazine. In 1972, she married Canadian translator Paul Wilson. When Wilson was expelled from Czechoslovakia in 1977, they moved to Canada together.[2]
She continued working as a photographer for art magazines, galleries and catalogues.[3] One of her best-known works is a cycle of photographs taken in Cuba in 1995, later exhibited under the title The Faces of Havana.[4] In 2011, a major exhibition of her photographs took place in Prague's Libri Prohibiti.[5]
She died in Toronto a day before her 82nd birthday.
References
edit- ^ Chmel Denčevová, Ivana (23 July 2022). "Fotila normalizační underground i severoamerické indiány. Osudové ženy: Helena Wilsonová" (in Czech). Czech Radio. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Candra, Robert (16 October 2009). "Helena Wilsonová: Fotografie" (in Czech). Czech Radio. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Slavíková, Duňa (19 August 2019). "Za Helenou Wilsonovou (15. 8. 1937 – 14. 8. 2019)". Revolver Revue (in Czech). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Maštalíř, Linda (21 April 2006). "Helena Wilsonova's lens: Cuba, the Czech underground scene, and Canadian native art". Czech Radio. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Oujezdský, Karel (28 February 2011). ""Veselé gheto" 70. let ve fotografiích Heleny Wilsonové" (in Czech). Czech Radio. Retrieved 26 November 2022.