Devětsil
Sign in to saveThe Devětsil () was an association of Czech avant-garde artists, founded in 1920 in Prague. From 1923 on there was also an active group in Brno. The movement discontinued its activities in 1930 (1927 in Brno).
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- Instance of
- art group
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Headquarters
- Prague
- Chairperson
- Jindřich Honzl
- Legal form
- voluntary association
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- inception
- 1920-10-05
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1930-00-00
- name
- Svaz moderní kultury Devětsil
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The Devětsil () was an association of Czech avant-garde artists, founded in 1920 in Prague. From 1923 on there was also an active group in Brno. The movement discontinued its activities in 1930 (1927 in Brno).
==History== Founded as Umělecký Svaz Devětsil (Devětsil Artistic Union), its name changed several times. From 1925, it was called the Svaz moderní kultury Devětsil (the Devětsil Union of Modern Culture).
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