Czech Commercial Photography During the Era of Normalization

The thesis is presenting the specific situation of Czech commercial photography during the era of normalization. It tries to analyze the production of photographers working for the companies oriented toward the export. The text explores functionality of these companies, the assignments policy, censorship and honorary politics. It also investigates relationship between advertisement for the foreign markets and organization the local fine art scene. The thesis lists the photographers working for these companies, interviews with some of them and illustration of visual style of the period