Tera Fabianová
created: 08. 07. 2021 10:07 modified: 08. 07. 2021 10:13
The author of the portrait is the Romani artist Jozef Fečo. The portrait is one of the outcomes of the project Roma Theater – Secret Values of the Largest Minority in the Visegrad Region (2020); the project was supported by the International Visegrad Fund. The portrait is painted on canvas, the genre is street art. The measures of the portrait are 100 cm x 120 cm. The picture is in the frame.
TERA FABIANOVÁ
She was born on October 15, 1930 in Žiharec in Slovakia. A member of the older generation of Romani writers. Her talent was discovered by the Czech romist Milena Hübschmannová, who encouraged her to write in Romani. She debuted in the magazine Romano ľil in 1960s with her short stories. Her book Čavargoš /Wanderer (1992) belongs to the fantasy genre. It appealed to the general public in Czech Republic, therefore its audio version was made in Czech Radio, voiced by Vlastimil Brodský. The autobiographical work How I Went to School (1992) about a witty Romani girl attending school during 2nd World War is considered her masterpiece. In 2006 she received The Literary Award of Milena Hübschmannová for her live-long work. She died on March 22, 2007 in Prague, in Czech Republic.
author: Jozef Fečo
copyright: State Scientific Library in Prešov
recorded: 30. 11. 2020
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Jozef Fečo Tera Fabianová general audience internal
