Bronisław Chromy (June 3, 1925 – October 4, 2017) was a Polish

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, medallist,

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

, and draughtsman, and a

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. Chromy was a Member of the

Polish Academy of Learning The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning ( pl, Polska Akademia Umiejętności), headquartered in Kraków and founded in 1872, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of scien ...

. He was born at

Leńcze Leńcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, east of Wadowice, and south-w ...

near

Lanckorona Lanckorona is a village located south-west of Kraków in Lesser Poland. It lies on the Skawinka river, among the hills of the Beskids, above sea level. It is known for the Lanckorona Castle, today in ruins. Lanckorona is also known for the Bat ...

in 1925, he was educated at the Secondary School of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, graduating in 1956. He was a student of

Xawery Dunikowski Xawery Dunikowski (; 24 December 1875 – 26 January 1964) was a Polish sculptor and artist, notable for surviving Auschwitz concentration camp, and best known for his Neo-Romantic sculptures and Auschwitz-inspired art. Biography Dunikowski ...

. Works: * Wawel Dragon statue

References

External links

Bronislaw Chromy Gallery
* 1925 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists 21st-century Polish painters 21st-century male artists Polish draughtsmen Medallists Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta 20th-century Polish sculptors Polish male sculptors People from Wadowice County Polish male painters {{Poland-artist-stub