Vlastislav Hofman (1884-1964), architect, painter, and set and costume designer, was a leading member of the Czech modernist
movement, and is perhaps best known for his work in the theater. In a career which spanned approximately forty years he designed
sets for nearly 300 productions and worked with many leading Czech dramaturges. The Vlastislav Hofman papers and drawings
contains material from several stages in Hofman's career, and include an extensive collection of letters and postcards from
prominent figures in the Czech avant-garde movement; business correspondence regarding exhibitions and conferences; several
volumes of photographs of set designs, costume designs, and production designs; architectural sketches; and several original
drawings of projects in the decorative arts representative of an early period in his career.
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Collection material is in Czech.
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