Mirek Smíšek
Miroslav Smíšek OBE | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 May 2013 | (aged 88)
Known for | pottery |
Partner | Pamella Annsouth |
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Miroslav Smíšek
Biography
Smíšek was born in the Bohemia region of Czechoslovakia in 1925.[1] After spending most of World War II in labour camps due to his efforts in the anti-Nazi resistance movement, he fled Europe in 1948 after the Czech coup.[2] He emigrated first to Australia, and then to New Zealand in 1951,[1] and became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1955.[3]
He worked for the
He worked extensively for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, making about 700 earthenware items for the three films.[2] Frequently he had to make two or three of each piece in different sizes to allow them to be used by the hobbits, humans and giants.[8]
In the
Smíšek died in Wellington in 2013.[6][2]
At the time of his death, a
A number of his pieces are held in theIn 2020-2021 the two beehive kilns that Smíšek had built and used for some 40 years were directly in the path of the new
Further sources
- Jenny Pattrick, Neil Rowe, Mirek Smisek: Strength and Freedom, New Zealand Crafts 18, Spring 1986
References
- ^ a b c "Mirek Smisek 1925 -2013". Ceramic Arts Association of Western Australia Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Czech-born New Zealand artist Mirek Smíšek dies at 88". Prague Monitor. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "New Zealand, naturalisations, 1843–1968". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Howells, Pip (22 October 2014). "Regional cultural life - Flourishing regional cultures, 1945 to 2000". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ OCLC 72026.
- ^ a b Ritchie, Judith (22 May 2013). "Pioneer's creative drive". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Pioneer of NZ studio pottery inspired many". The Press. 1 June 2013. p. C16.
- ^ Love, Lee (23 February 2004). "Mashiko Pottery: Lord Of the Rings Pottery, by Mirek Smisek". Potters.blogspot.co.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "No. 52174". The London Gazette. 16 June 1990. p. 30.
- ^ "Mirek Smíšek: 60 Years 60 Pots | New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". Nzafa.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Mirek Smíšek: 60 Years 60 Pots | GEO::gallery education online". Sarjeant.org.nz. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Mirek Smìšek: 60 Years 60 Pots - Puke Ariki Museum Libraries Tourist Information Taranaki New Zealand". Pukeariki.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "60 years / 60 pots". Marlboroughart.org.nz. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. "Smisek, Mirek - Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". Collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Historic kilns on the move as part of PP2Ō Expressway | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency". www.nzta.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "The Kilns Project". Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Ewing, Lawrence (20 May 2021). "The Kilns at Te Horo : an update from The Mirek Smisek Arts Trust". Ceramics New Zealand. Retrieved 3 June 2021.