Not to be confused with chemist Rudolf Lukeš (1897-1960) for whom a prize is named
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Rudolf Lukeš (1923-1976) was a Czech film set designer, book illustrator, and author. He wrote and designed pop-up books.[1]
He was born in Prague. He worked as a set designer for Barrandov Studios on film productions. until after the Communist takeover.
He was married to Taťána. He worked at the National Technical Museum. He was paralyzed by a stroke.[2]
He refused to join the Communist Party.[3]
Books
edit- Dog & Friends
- Tiger & Friends
- Tortoise & Friends
- Lion & Friends
- Elephant & Friends
- Cow & Friends
- The Little Polar Bear (1964) with George Theiner
- Let's Go to the Circus, with George Theiner
- Safari
- Já mám kolo, ty máš joka (I have a bike, you have a bike), illustrator
- Hiding in the Zoo/ Hide-and-seek at the Zoo
- The Little Horse
- The Little Fawn
- Little May and the Magic Umbrella
- About the Lost Fawn; Spatial Fairytales
- Magnus a Powerful Wizard; Spatial Fairytales, co-author
- About the Vain Horse; Spatial Fairytales
- Peter on the Move
- Hornické pohádky (Mining Fairytales)
- Vzhůru do Afriky (Up to Africa)
- Oplatková Marketa
- Veselá zahrádka (Happy Garden), illustrator
Filmography
edit- V horách duní (1946) Thunder in the Hills
- Dárek (1946)
- Svědomí (1948)
- Žijí mezi námi (1948)
- Křížová trojka (1948)[4]
- Frona (1954)