Ji�� Harcuba (6 December 1928 Harrachov) - glass artist and medalist with a unique style. His name became a term recognized worldwide.

glass engravers Jiri Harcuba trained in his native Harrachov, then graduated from the State College in Nov� Bor. In the years 1949-1954 he studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (AAAD). In the studio of Professor �tipl dealt with sculpture and glyptics. After a postgraduate in 1961 to V�UM ten years lecturing. Do the design contest of the new coins began to engage in the mid sixties. Due to the silver medal he designed for expatriates in the US, later came into conflict with the authorities of the former Czechoslovak regime and eventually spent four months in prison. As he said, this period is considered one of the anecdotes of his life. George Harcuba created a number of proposals (among them, for example, the orbital Czech five-crown coin), not all of which were professional public understanding and often become the subject of discussion. The reason for this is the author's personal speech, which often goes beyond stereotypes styles. George Harcuba is a welcome guest at the world's leading universities, lectures continued even after he celebrated his eightieth birthday.

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