Josef Liesler

[1] He studied art at University of the Architecture and Structural Engineering, Prague in 1934-38 under professors Cyril Bouda, Oldřich Blažíček, and Josef Sejpka.

He became a member of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts (1942) and SČUG Hollar (1945).

He illustrated over one hundred book titles and he created many drawings of postage stamps and exlibris.

[2][3] He received a UNESCO award for the finest stamp design (Hydrologic decade).

[4] His production is represented in many prominent Czech and international collections, including the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence.