Svoboda Jaroslav *1939

Crystal

lear, cut, polished glass, height 25,5 cm, length 24 cm, depth 16 cm, signed J. SVOBODA
J. Svoboda studied in 1953-1957 at the School of Applied Arts Glass School in Železný Brod. In 1966-1969 he worked in the Atelier Glass Cutting Studio at the Institute of Arts and Crafts in Prague and in 1970-1986 was the head of the glassworks of the ÚUŘ in Škrdlovice near Žďár nad Sázavou. Under him under his leadership, glass production was maintained at a high level and became an important centre of artistic glass craft. In the seventies glass symposia were regularly held here.