Scott, Vera Prasilova

Vera Prasilova Scott was born March 25, 1899 in Kunta Hora, Bohemia, then a province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. By her high school years, Prasilova showed an intense interest in and a gift for artistic expression. Her initial influence and mentor was the nationally renowned Czech painter Josef Sedivy. Despite this mentorship, hoever, her artistic impulse was first expressed through photography.

Prasilova began her schooling at Charles University in Prague, choosing photography as her profession. At the age of 18, she served as apprentice to Czech photographer Frantisek Drtikol (1883-1961), beginning her portraiture work and presumably learning the techniques of Bromoil and silver halide printing. Under Drtikol she earned a Journeyman’s Certificate in Photography and from there, in 1922, she continued her academic training at the Graphic Arts School in Munich, Germany. She graduated from there with a Master’s degree and a first prize award in photography.

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