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Illa Knina (Mrs Kodicek)
(1899-1990), Corsetière and founder of the House of Illa Knina; patron of the arts; wife of Josef KodicekSitter in 1 portrait
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Nurith St Pierre
12 June 2021, 03:31
Illa was my aunt, my father’s eldest sister. There were 5 children and their mother required them to learn a craft. She was born in Vienna Austria. Illa was a corsetier, my dad was a leather goods designer. She was married to the ambassador to Czechoslovakia. When the the nazis invaded, she and her husband fled to England. She befriended many of the impressionist artists and had a great collection of modern art ultimately donated to the Tate or the boys club of England.