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Czech architect (1929–2019)

Richard Vyškovský (13 July 1929 – 1 August 2019) was a Czech architect and creator of paper models.

In 1960s Vyškovský worked for the State institute for reconstruction of historic towns and monuments (SÚRPMO) in Prague. After a discussion with colleagues, complaining about the limited availability of die-cast Matchbox scale cars sold in the Czechoslovakia only in Tuzex shops, he decided to create similar models from paper. His first model was designed after a die-cast Packard Landaulet model manufactured by Lesney Products under code Y-11 in the series Models of Yesteryear. In October 1968 the newspaper Lidová demokracie published a short article about "ing. Blecha and his colleague" accompanied by photos of paper models Mercedes 38/220 and Packard Landaulet.

The state-owned publishing house SNDK and Vladislav Toman, editor in chief of ABC magazine, showed interest in publishing paper models by Blecha/Vyškovský. Already in 1968 SNDK published their paper diorama "Hussite siege of Karlštejn". ABC Magazine published a simplified paper model of a Packard Landaulet in March 1969. In the following seven years Blecha and Vyškovský published in ABC and SNDK/Albatros a series of further paper models, including a vast model of Prague Castle. From 1976 Vyškovský designed the models for ABC and Albatros on his own. The first published self model was Formula 1 Ferrari 312-T2 of Niki Lauda for ABC. Since 1997 his models have also been published by the company ERKOtyp, which is co-owned by his son Richard.

Books with paper models

  • Vyškovský, Richard (2004). Velká kniha vystřihovánek ABC: městská památková rezervace [The great book of paper models from ABC magazine: Urban architectural reserve] (in Czech). Prague: BB/art, Ringier ČR. 447 pages. ISBN 80-7341-353-1.
  • Vyškovský, Richard (2007). Zlatá kniha vystřihovánek arch. Richarda Vyškovského: 35 vystřihovánek z časopisu ABC a novinka Hrad Točník [Golden book of papermodels by Richard Vyškovský: 35 papermodels from ABC magazine and Castle Točník] (in Czech). Prague: BB/art in cooperation with Ringier ČR. 395 pages. ISBN 978-80-7381-102-0.

References

  1. "Richard Vyškovský vytvořil vlastní království" [Richard Vyškovský created his own kingdom]. ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. "Zemřel legendární tvůrce papírových vystřihovánek Richard Vyškovský" [Legendary papercraft maker died]. Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^ Fajkus, Stanislav; Kropáček, Josef; Pavelka, Robert (2009). Papírový svět Richarda Vyškovského [Paper world of Richard Vyškovský] (in Czech). Prague: XYZ. ISBN 978-80-7388-271-6.
  4. "Nápad, který by neměl zapadnout". Lidová demokracie (in Czech). 31 October 1968.
  5. Czech Television, Seekers of Time: Paper Castle, quot. "The first thing that I made was the Hussite siege of Karlštejn. It was just a primitive drawing of Karlštejn Castle with a few Hussite soldiers around it. This was the commission. It was my cup of tea, because I come from a very patriotic family. I'm a Viennese Czech, and in my early youth I read all the works of Jirásek and all the patriotic works on this topic. The Hussites were very close to my heart." pdf
  6. ABC mladých techniků a přírodovědců, volume 13, issue 12 (in Czech)
  7. Stanislav Fajkus, Papírová archeologie aneb historie vystřihovánek v ABC (6.), ABC, 26 August 2004 (in Czech)
  8. Commercial register at justice.cz, company number (IČ) 25101226, ERKOTYP, s.r.o., since the incorporation on 21 January 1997 is Richard Vyškovský (born 1968) co-owner and managing director of the company

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