Josef Čapek

Biography

Josef Čapek, celebrated for his photographer's eye, preserved the textures of Czech life with quiet empathy from the turn of the century into the wartime years. He combined sharp composition with human warmth, drawing on a broad artistic background to honor the people and streets he captured.

Čapek's work continues to speak of courage and sensitivity, the light he chased still reflecting on the walls of memory and in Vyšehrad cemetery where he rests among other luminaries.