Krystyna Dąbrowska

Krystyna Dąbrowska (26 November 1906 1 September 1944) was a Polish sculptor and painter, and a Warsaw Uprising insurgent. Her work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Krystyna Dąbrowska
Born
Krystyna Dąbrowska

(1906-11-26)November 26, 1906
DiedSeptember 1, 1944(1944-09-01) (aged 37)
Nationality Polish
Notable work
Popiersie Józefa Piłsudskiego, Marynarz, Biegacz, Rzut oszczepem
Awards

She studied at National Artistic School in Poznań (1925–1930), Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1933–1935) and Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. She was a member of Polish Association of Artists - "The Capitol". Most of her works was destroyed during the Second World War. She died in the Warsaw Uprising.[2]

Bibliography

  • Słownik artystów polskich i obcych w Polsce działających (in Polish). II. Wrocław: Ossolineum. 1975.

References

  1. "Krystyna Dąbrowska". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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