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Mirek Smíšek
New Zealand potter (1925–2013)
Miroslav Smíšek OBE | |
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Smíšek examining a pot, January 1973 | |
| Born | (1925-02-02)February 2, 1925 Bohemia, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 19 May 2013(2013-05-19) (aged 88) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Known for | Pottery |
| Partner | Pamella Annsouth |
| Awards | Gratis Agit Award (2011) |
Miroslav SmíšekOBE (2 February 1925 – 19 May 2013) was a Czechoslovakian-born New Zealand potter.
After fleeing the Czech coup and eventually arriving in New Zealand he started work for Crown Lynn and later established his own pottery. His two pottery kilns in Te Horo are scheduled as a category 2 historic place by Heritage New Zealand
Biography
Smíšek was born in the Bohemia region of Czechoslovakia in 1925.[1] After spending most of World War II in labour camps due to his efforts in the anti-Nazi resistance movement, he fled Europe in 1948 after the Czech coup.[2] He emigrated first to Australia, and then to New