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Letohrad
Pardubický kraj

Václavské náměstí
(Městké Muzeum)

Petr Jilemnický

Kyšperk (now Letohrad) 1901 - Moscow 1949
Czech writer and diplomat
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
date?

Description

Commemorative plaque with incised portrait.

Inscription(s)

zde se narodil
dne 18. března r. 1901
spisovatel, národní umĕlec,
čestný občan zdejšího mĕsta
PETR JILEMNICKÝ
zemřel jako kulturní atašé
čsl. velvyslanectví
dne 19. kvĕtna 1949 v moskvĕ.

Here was born
on 18 March 1901
the writer, national artist,
honorary citizen of this town
Petr Jilemnický
died as a cultural attaché
of the Czechoslovak embassy
on 19 May 1949 in Moscow.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Locatie (N 50°2'8" - E 16°29'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpa015; Photograph: 3 September 2012
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