Radek Pilař
Radek Pilař was a Czech artist active in illustrations, animation, graphics, painting, filmmaking, and film directing. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague with Professor. He is best known as the author of the images of popular fictional character of the gallant robber Rumcajs.
He is recognized as the founder of Czech video art.
Pilař had more than 40 solo exhibitions, illustrated 50 books for children published worldwide, created around 40 short films and bedtime stories for the children's TV show Večerníček.Awards and recognition
He received a number of awards, including:
In 1990 he was elected Honorary Citizen of Jičín, the city associated wth Rumcajs.
