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Koloman Sokol (12 December 1902 – 12 January 2003)^[1][2] was one of the most prominent Slovakpainters, graphic artists and illustrators.

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He was a founder of modern Slovak graphic art.

Biography

Koloman Sokol was born in Liptovský Mikuláš. He attended the private schools of Eugen Krón in Košice and Gustáv Mallý in Bratislava, as well as the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he studied under Max Švabinský and Tavik Frantisek Simon. In Czechoslovakia, he became a member in the SČUG Hollar, an association of Czechoslovak graphic artist.

Following a brief period of study with František Kupka in Paris, he accepted an invitation from the Mexican Ministry of Culture and Education to teach his work.

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He became a professor of graphic techniques at the Escuela de las Artes del Libro, which he helped found in 1938,^[3] and at the University of Mexico City from 1937 to 1941.

Between 1942 and 1946 he lived in New York City. In 1946 Koloman Sokol Biography - Pantheon RIWA