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href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/" rel="category tag">Rare Books & Arts</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/visual-arts/" rel="category tag">Visual arts</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <section id="main" role="main"> <div id="post-66093" class="clearfix post-66093 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-collection category-new-books category-arts category-visual-arts tag-graphic-novels tag-helen-mcpherson-smith-trust tag-prints tag-women-in-history tag-women-writers-fund tag-woodcuts tag-wordless-graphic-novels"> <div class="entry"> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichova – a pioneer of the wordless form' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/' data-summary='The Library’s Rare Books Collection holds many wordless graphic novels by masters of the form, including the recent addition of the first wordless graphic novel by a woman.' data-app-id-name='post_above_content'></div> <p>As lovers of literature and the arts, you would all undoubtedly be familiar with the graphic novel genre. Now I won’t bore you with all the reasons why the format should be taken seriously as literature, or why it’s no longer just books for kids. Much has been written on the intellectual merits of comic books and graphic novels and a simple browse of the Readings graphic novel bookshelves will show you how diverse and vibrant the “scene” already is. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Helena-Bochorakova-Dittrichova-1923.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="939" height="320" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Helena-Bochorakova-Dittrichova-1923.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66255" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Helena-Bochorakova-Dittrichova-1923.jpg 939w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Helena-Bochorakova-Dittrichova-1923-300x102.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Helena-Bochorakova-Dittrichova-1923-768x262.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Helena-Bochorakova-Dittrichova-1923-269x92.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Helena-Bochorakova-Dittrichova-1923-340x116.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Helena-Bochorakova-Dittrichova-1923-640x218.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichova at the printing press. (Unknown source)</figcaption></figure> <p>When academics 50 years from now hark back to the 2020s from the comfort of their Jetsons’ styled pod, they will argue that this was the “Golden Age” of graphic novels. It was the perfect synergy between civil rights, self-publishing, and nostalgia for tactility. I salute you, future academics of the Arts. However, it would be naïve to assume that the form of the graphic novel is a mere contemporary imagining, rather, modern authors and illustrators sit aloft on the shoulders of numerous practitioners. Household names like Frans Masereel, Max Ernst, and Art Spiegelman have all taken their place in the zeitgeist of graphic storytelling. One form of this genre which doesn’t receive as much attention as perhaps it should is the wordless graphic novel. A rare form that uses woodcuts and relief printing to produce a sequential narrative requiring no words to produce a profound piece of literature. State Library Victoria’s Rare Books Collection holds many wordless graphic novels by masters of the form, Otto Nückel, and Lynd Ward, but never any examples produced by women. </p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-large is-resized"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-scaled.jpg"><img decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-768x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66219" width="338" height="450" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-269x359.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-340x453.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-640x853.jpg 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134856-1-scaled.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Signed title page for <em>Z mého dětství</em>.</figcaption></figure></div></div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-large is-resized"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134835-scaled.jpg"><img decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134835-768x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66189" width="339" height="450"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Binding for <em>Z mého dětství</em>.</figcaption></figure></div></div> </div> <p>Thanks to the generosity of the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/get-involved/support-our-programs/hmst" target="_blank">Helen Macpherson Smith Trust</a> in support of State Library Victoria’s pioneering initiative, the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/get-involved/support-our-programs/women-writers-fund" target="_blank">Women Writers Fund,</a> we have been able to secure a limited edition copy of the first wordless graphic novel by a woman, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/s6pvau/alma9939386163607636" target="_blank"><em>Z Mého Dětství</em></a><em> (From My Childhood)</em>, 1929.<em> </em></p> <p>Written by Czech artist, Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, it is an undeniably beautiful piece of Expressionist art that guides the reader through the life of a middle-class girl growing up in Vyškov, Moravia, and Brno, Czechoslovakia. Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová’s approach to thematic wordless graphic novels differed from the traditional which focussed on the oppression of the proletariat by drawing upon the working-class experience. She was a prolific author and artist, producing over 15 novels and countless woodcuts in her lifetime. </p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-scaled.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="954" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-1024x954.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66328" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-1024x954.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-300x279.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-768x715.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-1536x1430.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-2048x1907.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-269x250.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-340x317.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_134937-2-640x596.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/s6pvau/alma9939386163607636" target="_blank"><em>Z Mého Dětství</em></a><em> (From My Childhood)</em>, Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, 1929.</figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-scaled.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-998x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-66330" width="365" height="374" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-998x1024.jpg 998w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-292x300.jpg 292w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-768x788.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-1497x1536.jpg 1497w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-1996x2048.jpg 1996w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-269x276.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-340x349.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-640x657.jpg 640w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-24x24.jpg 24w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221209_135200-1-48x48.jpg 48w" sizes="(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/s6pvau/alma9939386163607636" target="_blank"><em>Z Mého Dětství</em></a><em> (From My Childhood)</em>, Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, 1929.</figcaption></figure> </div> </div> <p>State Library Victoria is the only Australian institute to hold any edition of this important piece of literary and artistic history. </p> <p>Learn more:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/zines-comics-graphic-novels" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/zines-comics-graphic-novels" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zines, comics and graphic novels</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/get-involved/support-our-programs/women-writers-fund" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Women Writers Fund</a></li> <li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/get-involved/support-our-programs/hmst" target="_blank">Helen Macpherson Smith Trust</a></li> </ul> <p>This blog was originally written for a member-only newsletter. Want early access to stories like this one? <a href="https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/membership">Become a member.</a></p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichova – a pioneer of the wordless form' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/' data-summary='The Library’s Rare Books Collection holds many wordless graphic novels by masters of the form, including the recent addition of the first wordless graphic novel by a woman.' data-app-id-name='post_below_content'></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="tag_list">Tags: <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/terms/graphic-novels/" rel="tag">Graphic novels</a> <span class="separator"> — </span> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/terms/helen-mcpherson-smith-trust/" rel="tag">Helen McPherson Smith Trust</a> <span class="separator"> — </span> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/terms/prints/" rel="tag">Prints</a> <span class="separator"> — </span> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/terms/women-in-history/" rel="tag">Women in history</a> <span class="separator"> — </span> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/terms/women-writers-fund/" rel="tag">Women Writers Fund</a> <span class="separator"> — </span> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/terms/woodcuts/" rel="tag">Woodcuts</a> <span class="separator"> — </span> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/terms/wordless-graphic-novels/" rel="tag">Wordless graphic novels</a></div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post_author"> <h3>About the Author</h3> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=90&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=180&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-90 photo' height='90' width='90' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/author/daniel-wee/" title="Posts by Daniel Wee" rel="author">Daniel Wee</a></h4> <p class="description"></p> <ul class="author_links"> <li class="allposts"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/author/daniel-wee/">All posts by Daniel Wee</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div id="comments"> <h3>This article has 8 comments</h3> <ol class="commentlist"> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-936159"> <div id="comment-936159"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0e96763e36377abcca691c2243321905?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0e96763e36377abcca691c2243321905?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <cite class="fn">Ms Robin kelly</cite> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/#comment-936159">January 19, 2023 at 18:55</a> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/?replytocom=936159#respond' data-commentid="936159" data-postid="66093" data-belowelement="comment-936159" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Ms Robin kelly" aria-label='Reply to Ms Robin kelly'>Reply</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>These woodcuts look absolutely amazing and should be published in a book pls.</p> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-daniel-wee bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-936270"> <div id="comment-936270"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <cite class="fn">Daniel Wee</cite> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/#comment-936270">January 23, 2023 at 09:26</a> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/?replytocom=936270#respond' data-commentid="936270" data-postid="66093" data-belowelement="comment-936270" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Daniel Wee" aria-label='Reply to Daniel Wee'>Reply</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>They are rather wonderful. I have been trying to chase up the copyright holders for her work so we can share it more widely.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-936330"> <div id="comment-936330"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03523abe03fea831b87ba7790eea571f?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03523abe03fea831b87ba7790eea571f?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <cite class="fn">Judy Leech</cite> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/#comment-936330">January 25, 2023 at 17:35</a> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/?replytocom=936330#respond' data-commentid="936330" data-postid="66093" data-belowelement="comment-936330" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Judy Leech" aria-label='Reply to Judy Leech'>Reply</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>What an absolute joy – and l do wonder how many copies were produced, how limited the edition? This could almost be termed an ‘artist’s book’?</p> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-daniel-wee bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-936347"> <div id="comment-936347"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <cite class="fn">Daniel Wee</cite> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/#comment-936347">January 26, 2023 at 09:01</a> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/?replytocom=936347#respond' data-commentid="936347" data-postid="66093" data-belowelement="comment-936347" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Daniel Wee" aria-label='Reply to Daniel Wee'>Reply</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>Hi Judy. It is an absolute joy. This particular edition is one of 60 but there was also a less lavish edition that was printed in a larger run. I agree that we can term this as an early example of an artist’s book.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-937773"> <div id="comment-937773"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/02b8041ec645e3bb7ca7663de66cb8d2?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/02b8041ec645e3bb7ca7663de66cb8d2?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <cite class="fn"><a href="https://carenflorance.com" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Caren Florance</a></cite> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/#comment-937773">March 15, 2023 at 17:52</a> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/?replytocom=937773#respond' data-commentid="937773" data-postid="66093" data-belowelement="comment-937773" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Caren Florance" aria-label='Reply to Caren Florance'>Reply</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>How wonderful! And being wordless, it is of course accessible to all cultures… Congrats! I second the need for a contemporary reprint.</p> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-daniel-wee bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-937786"> <div id="comment-937786"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <cite class="fn">Daniel Wee</cite> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/#comment-937786">March 16, 2023 at 09:04</a> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/?replytocom=937786#respond' data-commentid="937786" data-postid="66093" data-belowelement="comment-937786" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Daniel Wee" aria-label='Reply to Daniel Wee'>Reply</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>Absolutely, Caren. One of the great cultural bridges.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment even thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-937783"> <div id="comment-937783"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a15606a85690929c1ef4840632985582?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a15606a85690929c1ef4840632985582?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <cite class="fn">John Gough</cite> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/#comment-937783">March 16, 2023 at 01:54</a> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/?replytocom=937783#respond' data-commentid="937783" data-postid="66093" data-belowelement="comment-937783" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to John Gough" aria-label='Reply to John Gough'>Reply</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>This is a good piece that briefly remembers a remarkable woman! Thank you!<br /> The expressionist style of the woodcuts immediately reminded me of the linocuts made by the Australian artist and soldier, William Kermode, which told a story visually, but that was published with a text by the British author Henry Williamson (best known for “Tarka the Otter”). To provide a source for this Comment, I googled, and found a remarkable web-page about the two men, artist and author, and the art, and the story. More could be told about this otherwise unsung Australian artist and visual storyteller.<br /> <a href="https://www.henrywilliamson.co.uk/bibliography/a-lifes-work/the-patriot-s-progress" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.henrywilliamson.co.uk/bibliography/a-lifes-work/the-patriot-s-progress</a></p> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-daniel-wee bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-937787"> <div id="comment-937787"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=50&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37011d3fe0a857250d0797885908b798?s=100&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-50 photo' height='50' width='50' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <cite class="fn">Daniel Wee</cite> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/#comment-937787">March 16, 2023 at 09:07</a> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel='nofollow' class='comment-reply-link' href='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/?replytocom=937787#respond' data-commentid="937787" data-postid="66093" data-belowelement="comment-937787" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Daniel Wee" aria-label='Reply to Daniel Wee'>Reply</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>Hi John. Thank you for you comment and sharing William Kermode’s work. A brief look at our catalogue suggests that we have a number of works and letters from William and a cache of works from Henry Williamson. The cover for “Tarka the Otter” is wonderful.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ol> <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">Leave a comment <small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/arts/helena-bochorakova-dittrichova-a-pioneer-of-the-wordless-form/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel</a></small></h3><form action="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform" class="comment-form"><p class="comment-notes"><span id="email-notes">Your email address will not be published.</span> <span class="required-field-message">Required fields are marked <span class="required">*</span></span></p><p class="comment-form-comment"><label for="comment">Comment</label> <textarea id="comment" name="comment" cols="35" rows="5" aria-required="true" class="required" placeholder="Your comment"></textarea></p><div class="clear"></div><div class="form_fields"><p class="comment-form-author"><label for="author">Name</label> <input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="" size="30" aria-required='true' placeholder="Name *" class="required" /><span class="required_lab">*</span></p> <p class="comment-form-email"><label for="email">Email</label> <input id="email" name="email" type="text" value="" size="30" aria-required='true' placeholder="Email *" class="required email" /><span class="required_lab">*</span></p> <p class="comment-form-url"><label for="url">Website</label> <input id="url" name="url" type="text" value="" size="30" aria-required='true' placeholder="Website" /></p></div> <p class="form-submit"><input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" class="submit" value="Post comment" /> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='66093' id='comment_post_ID' /> <input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' /> </p><p style="display: none;"><input type="hidden" id="akismet_comment_nonce" name="akismet_comment_nonce" value="724d84ad1c" /></p><p style="display: none !important;" class="akismet-fields-container" data-prefix="ak_"><label>Δ<textarea name="ak_hp_textarea" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="100"></textarea></label><input type="hidden" id="ak_js_1" name="ak_js" value="197"/><script>document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );</script></p></form> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </section> <section id="sidebar"> <div class="col1"> <div id="recent-posts-2" class="widget widget_recent_entries"> <h3 class="title">Latest posts</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/online-collection-spotlight-1980s-culture-and-society/">Online Collection Spotlight: 1980s Culture and Society</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/social-life-customs/courting-in-the-colony-finding-a-partner-in-19th-century-australia/">Courting in the colony: finding a partner in 19th-century Australia</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/happy-birthday-to-us-redmond-barry-and-the-library/">Happy birthday to us: Redmond Barry and the Library</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/shooting-the-chute-at-princes-court-australias-first-amusement-park/">‘Shooting the chute’ at Princes Court: Australia’s first amusement park</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/online-collection-spotlight-life-at-sea/">Online Collection Spotlight: Life at sea</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/arts-literature/a-passion-for-adventure-agatha-christie-in-victoria/">A passion for adventure: Agatha Christie in Victoria</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/a-ghost-story-for-christmas/">A ghost story for Christmas</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/online-collection-spotlight-british-theatre-music-and-literature-high-and-popular-culture/">Online Collection Spotlight. 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