Zdenek Miler - Artist Info

About Zdenek Miler

  • Biography

    Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist:

    Zdenek Miler, Creator of Krtek the Mole, Dies at 90
    By DENNIS HEVESI
    Published: December 2, 2011

    Krtek, a snub-nosed, wide-eyed mole, has delighted cartoon lovers around the world for more than 50 years. Gently, cheerfully and almost always wordlessly, he has prodded bureaucrats, come to the aid of those in need and lamented the destruction of the environment.

    In one adventure, he finds his forest invaded by voracious builders but manages to secure a new home in a nearby forest (with the help of a slip of paper from a high-ranking official). In another, he roams the world and is stunned by an American mole's superior burrowing technology.

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