[CZECH AVANT-GARDE - MUZIKA DESIGN] Mara milostnice a jiné povídky [Mara the mistress and other short stories]. Jihoslovanská knihovna, svazek 7 [South Slavic Library, volume 7, series title]

Although less well-known than Teige, Štyrský, and Sutnar, Muzika (1900-1974) was a key representative of the Czech avant-garde and a founding member of Devětsil. Active in a wide range of media and other endeavors, including painting, graphic design, set design, illustration, directing, and teaching, Muzika also created a range of experimental book covers beginning in the late 1920s. He served as art director of the publishing house "Aventinum," adding his own covers which "in their simplicity and use of white space ... represent a distinct step beyond the rich poetist cover" (Jindřich Toman, Photo/Montage in Print, p. 197).

Translated by Božena Merdžová. Second edition with this design by Muzika.

Vloemans 373; not in Toman.

As of September 2022, OCLC locates three holdings in North American institutions. Although less well-known than Teige, Štyrský, and Sutnar, Muzika (1900-1974) was a key representative of the Czech avant-garde and a founding member of Devětsil. Active in a wide range of media and other endeavors, including painting, graphic design, set design, illustration, directing, and teaching, Muzika also created a range of experimental book covers beginning in the late 1920s. He served as art director of the publishing house "Aventinum," adding his own covers which "in their simplicity and use of white space ... represent a distinct step beyond the rich poetist cover" (Jindřich Toman, Photo/Montage in Print, p. 197).

Translated by Božena Merdžová. Second edition with this design by Muzika.

Vloemans 373; not in Toman.

As of September 2022, OCLC locates three holdings in North American institutions.