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Jiří Krejčí: It was just a trend, it was something we saw going on abroad and we wanted it too. Our calendars came out in the second half of the 70s. Thanks to our designs, Botana had a good reputation, so we could get away with lots of things.What was choosing the models like?
We were cooperating with photographers--especially from Prague. They had their own databases of models. Every year a photographer would bring us a few shots as suggestions and we would simply choose the one we liked most.Didn't the comrades from the Cultural Commission have something to say about it?
Oh no, all the pictures passed without a problem. But even though there was no inspection committee above us, we had to keep some balance--the photo couldn't be too nasty. It was all just common sense, we didn't want to go too far. At times there were a few complaints, but we always figured what we were doing was our choice, so we didn't listen to those people a great deal.Thanks to Jaroslav Bouška and the Skuteč MuseumMÍRA VALEŠ