Autographs of the artist Paul Flora in the archive of the Ernst Krenek Institute

2022 marks the 100th birthday of the graphic artist, caricaturist and illustrator Paul Flora (1922-2009). He illustrated books, by Peter Hacks or Erich Kästner among others, designed stage sets and worked for various newspapers. Like Ernst Krenek, he was interested in a wide variety of subjects and counted many well-known artists to his circle of friends.

The archive of the Ernst Krenek Institute also holds autographs by the artist: on the occasion of Krenek's 60th birthday, he drew a picture that contains references to several of Krenek's stage works, including "Jonny spielt auf". A reproduction of the picture can be found in the new exhibition in Salon Krenek at Minoritenplatz in Krems/Stein. Later Paul Flora said that it was the cigarette brand Jonny, named after Krenek's world success, which made him take up the habit of smoking.

There are also a few inscriptions by Paul Flora in Krenek's private library, for example in copies of his books "Menschen und andere Tiere" (1957), "Trauerflora" (1958) or "Das Musenross" (1955).

Tip: Starting from 20 February 2022, the exhibition "100 Years of Paul Flora" can be seen at Karikaturmuseum Krems.