Special Exhibition: Josef Lada Exhibition

About this event

This is the first full-scale retrospective exhibition in Japan dedicated to Josef Lada (1887-1957), a painter beloved as a Czech national artist with numerous fans around the world. The exhibition showcases the wide-ranging and profound charm of Lada through more than 200 works, including the satirical caricatures that formed his origins, original illustrations for the anti-war satirical novel 'The Good Soldier Svejk' which brought him instant fame, original illustrations for picture books and children's literature familiar in Japan such as 'Mikeš the Cat' and 'Fox Tales', as well as paintings that naively depict his hometown scenery and the lives of the people living there. Furthermore, a variety of picture books, toys, and puppets tracing the history of picture books in the Czech Republic—a powerhouse of children's literature—will also be on display, allowing visitors to touch upon the cultural soil in which Lada's works were born. It is an opportunity to enjoy the diverse facets of Lada, featuring original picture book illustrations, caricatures, watercolors, and rare first editions.

Venue

Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art

1-chome-4-27 Kugawa, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0065