Robert Sedlacek

Robert Sedlacek, b. 23 July 1881 in Vienna, died 15 May 1957 in Vienna, was a commercial artist and illustrator. He illustrated the Nesthäkchen books of Else Ury.^[1][2]

Robert Sedlacek
Born	July 23, 1881 Vienna
Died	May 15, 1957(1957-05-15) (aged 75) Vienna
Nationality	Austrian
Occupation	illustrator
Known for	Illustrating Nesthäkchen books of Else Ury

Early years

Original Dust Jacket, Nesthäkchen im Kinderheim. Illustration by Robert Sedlacek

Sedlacek trained with Siegmund L'Allemand, 1900-1904, at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and became a middle school teacher 1904.

Later career

From 1945 to 1952 Sedlacek was a member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists in Vienna. He worked as a graphic artist for industry (including advertisements for 4711 cologne and Persil laundry detergent) ^[3] and illustrated more than 200 books. He was employed by the publications Die Muskete and Lustige Blätter and published his illustrations in Zurich and Vienna. For Meidingers Jugendschriften Verlag Sedlacek illustrated the Nesthäkchen books of Else Ury with colored, full-page glossy images as well as black and white pen drawings.^[4] In later editions he changed his illustrations slightly, adapting to the style of the time.^[5]

References

1. Günter Meißner Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Saur, 2000
2. Barbara Asper, Hannelore Kempin, Bettina Münchmeyer-Schöneberg. Wiedersehen mit Nesthäkchen: Else Ury aus heutiger Sicht. TEXTPUNKT Verlag; Auflage: 1 (1 November 2007)
3. Else Ury. Nesthäkchen and the World War. Translated by Steven Lehrer. SF Tafel 2006
4. Aiga Klotz. Kinder- und Jugendliteratur in Deutschland 1840–1950: Band 5: (T – Z) J.B. Metzler (January 31, 1994).
5. Friedrich C. Heller, Carola Pohlmann. Wien und Berlin: Zwei Metropolen im Spiegel des Kinderbuchs 1870–1945. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, 2008 - Illustrated children's books - 55 pages