Veno Pilon
Veno Pilon (22 September 1896 – 23 September 1970) was a
graphic artist and photographer.[1]
Biography
Pilon was born in
Eastern front and was captured by the Russian army. He later described his experience as a prisoner of war
in the autobiography Na robu ("On the Edge"). He returned to Ajdovščina in 1919, where he took up painting.
In the late 1920s Pilon moved to Paris, where he explored photography.[2]
He died in Ajdovščina.
References
- ^ "STA: Retrospective of Veno Pilon Opens at Museum of Modern Art". english.sta.si. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Kako se je Veno Pilon "z vso vnemo oprijel fotografije" in ji ostal zvest do zadnjega dne". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
External links
Media related to Veno Pilon at Wikimedia Commons