Veno Pilon

Painter

Birthday September 22, 1896

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Slovenia

DEATH DATE Sep 23, 1970 (74)

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About

Slovenian expressionist painter, photographer, and graphic artist. He wrote autobiography "On the Edge" that detailed his time as a prisoner of war.

Before Fame

He attended the Gorizia gymasium before being drafted to fight on the Eastern Front during World War II.

Trivia

He took up photography in the late 1920s.

Family Life

He was born in Ajdovščina, Slovenia, where he later died.

Associated With

He and Geronimo both spent time as a prisoner of war.