LIFE STORY
Miloslav Klinger (10 January 1922 - 5 July 1999), an important person in Czech glassmaking, began his journey at the Secondary Vocational Glass School in Železný Brod, where he was moulded under the supervision of Professor Jaroslav Brychta and Master Jan Schultich. After completing a two-year apprenticeship in Josef Kleinert's glassworks, he decided to continue his studies at the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Prague, where he studied under the guidance of Karel Štipl, a renowned sculptor, architect and glass artist. In 1944, he interrupted his studies in order to work on sculptures made of lead metallurgical glass in Kleinert's company. He did not complete his studies until 1948.
After returning to Železný Brod, he worked as an artist at Železný Brod Glass from 1948 to 1963 and from 1966 to 1982, while teaching at the local Secondary School of Art and Industry for Glass, and even served as its director from 1963 to 1966.
Despite his achievements, Klinger faced persecution by the communist regime. After leaving the Communist Party, he was systematically prevented from creating and participating in exhibitions. He experienced first-hand the immense human resentment.
From 1981 he struggled with Parkinson's disease, which eventually made it impossible to continue his artistic activity. Nevertheless, he remained active as an art theorist and lectured at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he was appointed associate professor in 1986.
