Jan Sovák was a Czech paleoartist and painter. He illustrated more than 300 books and created many paintings for scientists including paleontologist Phil Currie and dinosaur writer Don "Dino" Lessem. His sculptures and paintings are prominently featured at the Natural History Museum in Prague. Many of his paintings depict dinosaurs and other popular primeval organisms. Sovák was born in Tábor in the former Czechoslovakia, and moved to Canada in 1982. His work has been published in publications written in more than fifteen languages. More than forty museums around the world house examples of his art on prehistoric animals, and his illustrations have also appeared on educational television, including in twelve films on the Discovery Channel.Jan Sovák was a Czech paleoartist and painter. He illustrated more than 300 books and created many paintings for scientists including paleontologist Phil Currie and dinosaur writer Don "Dino" Lessem. His sculptures and paintings are prominently featured at the Natural History Museum in Prague. Many of his paintings depict dinosaurs and other popular primeval organisms. Sovák was born in Tábor in the former Czechoslovakia, and moved to Canada in 1982. His work has been published in publications written in more than fifteen languages. More than forty museums around the world house examples of his art on prehistoric animals, and his illustrations have also appeared on educational television, including in twelve films on the Discovery Channel....more