Danica Pinterovi？ and Josip Leovi？

Sa？etak The paper presents various forms of cooperation and professional work of Danica Pinterovi？ related to Osijek artist and restorer Josip Leovi？. This cooperation existed primarily in the period of Leovi？’s work at the Museum of Slavonia from 1947 to 1963 and included the museum and professional-publicist work of Danica Pinterovi？. Even though we have to take into account Danica Pinterovi？’s published texts about Josip Leovi？, the primary interest of this study are the unpublished and the unknown records by Danica Pinterovi？, those from her work diaries, which are today seen as archival material and have its signifi cance. The Work Diary, kept by Danica Pinterovi？ who took note of everyday work and work tasks of all Museum employees, is in a sense also a diary of Josip Leovi？’s work. Thus, it is an important resource for Leovi？’s work biography, but also for the history of restoration works performed by Josip Leovi？ on certain artwork displayed in the Museum of Slavonia and Museum of Fine Arts. Using the information from the Work Diaries by Danica Pinterovi？, the author chronologically lists and cites the records of Leovi？’s museum activities, as recorded by the diary writer. The first significant expert contributions about the life and work of Josip Leovi？, important to become familiarized with artist’s biography and his opus, were presented by Danica Pinterovi？. She was the one who actually introduces Josip Leovi？ in professional literature and thus established later historical and artistic considerations of Leovi？’s opus. She wrote and published several professional articles on Leovi？’s artistic and restorative work, including a summarized biography. She also wrote about one of Leovi？’s biggest exhibitions for daily newspaper and, in the end, wrote an expert review of Leovi？’s opus on the occasion of his death