Robert Sedlacek

[1][2] Sedlacek trained with Siegmund L'Allemand, 1900-1904, at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and became a middle school teacher 1904.

From 1945 to 1952 Sedlacek was a member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists in Vienna.

He worked as a graphic artist for industry (including advertisements for 4711 cologne and Persil laundry detergent) [3] and illustrated more than 200 books.

He was employed by the publications Die Muskete and Lustige Blätter and published his illustrations in Zurich and Vienna.

For Meidingers Jugendschriften Verlag Sedlacek illustrated the Nesthäkchen books of Else Ury with colored, full-page glossy images as well as black and white pen drawings.

Original Dust Jacket, Nesthäkchen im Kinderheim . Illustration by Robert Sedlacek