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1921 Klano, Czechoslavakia - 2011 near Prague, Czechoslavakia. Known for: Cartoon drawing, Krtek the Mole.
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... Read full 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... Read full 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... Read full 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. "When I draw Krtek I am drawing myself,"... Read full 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. "When I draw Krtek I am drawing myself," his creator, the Czech animator Zdenek Miler, once said. "What I mean is that Krtek is the ideal that should be me. But I... Read full biography
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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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