What is Karel Pečko?
{{Infobox person | name = Karel Pečko | image = Karel Pečko 1962.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|09|29|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Vuhred]], [[Slovenia]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|05|02|1920|09|29|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Slovenj Gradec]], Slovenia | alma_mater = [[University of Ljubljana]] | awards = Honorary Medal of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia (1996) }} '''Karel Pečko''' (September 29, 1920 – May 2, 2016) was a [[Slovenia]]n artist. In 1957, he created an arts [[pavilion]] (art school). In 1963, he became the school's principal. From 1975 to 1991, he was in charge of a cultural institute in [[Slovenj Gradec]]. He also led the [http://www.glu-sg.si/en Slovenj Gradec Art Gallery] ({{lang-sl|Koroška Galerija Likovne Umetnosti}}) until 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.virtualnagalerija.com/koroski_likovni_umetniki/slovenj_gradec/karel_pecko/ |title=Koroški Likovni Umetniki - Karel Pečko |access-date=2016-05-03 |archive-date=2013-06-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630134957/http://www.virtualnagalerija.com/koroski_likovni_umetniki/slovenj_gradec/karel_pecko/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1996, he was honored with the [[Honorary Medal of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia]]. Pečko died in Slovenj Gradec on May 2, 2016 at the age of 95.<ref>[http://www.slovenskenovice.si/novice/slovenija/umrl-je-karel-pecko Umrl je Karel Pečko. 2016. ''Slovenske novice'' (May 2).]</ref><ref>[https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/drugo/umrl-je-umetnik-karel-pecko/392010 Umrl je umetnik Karel Pečko. 2016. ''RTV SLO'' (May 2).]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pecko, Karel}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Slovenian artists]] [[Category:Slovenian academics]] [[Category:Yugoslavian artists]] [[Category:20th-century artists]] {{bio-stub}}