Julians Zagorskis (April 1903 – 1978) was a
Latvia
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n and
Latgalian ceramicist.
Biography
Julians Zagorskis was born in
Eisāgi village in the modern-day
Rušona Parish
Rušona Parish ( lv, Rušonas pagasts, ltg, Rušyuna pogosts) is an administrative unit of Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia
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,
Russian Empire
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in 1903.
He was born in a ceramicists family, his brother
Augusts
Augusts is a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of the name August, and may refer to:
*Augusts Annuss (1893–1984), Latvian painter
*Augusts Kepke (1886–19??), Latvian cyclist
*Augusts Kirhenšteins (1872–1963), Latvian microbiologi ...
was also a well-known
Latgalian ceramicist.
He started to work as a ceramicist in 1918.
Zagorskis, alongside
Andrejs Paulāns
Andrejs Paulāns-Kraskevičs ( Latgalian: Andrivs Povulāns-Kraskevičs, 30 November 1896 – 29 November 1973) was a Latvian and Latgalian ceramicist. He is regarded as one of the greatest Latgalian ceramicists. In 1937, Paulāns was awarded ...
,
Polikarps Vilcāns
Polikarps Vilcāns (26 January 1894 – 8 May 1969) was a Latvian and Latgalian ceramicist. One of the most renowned Latgalian ceramicists. In 1937, Vilcāns was awarded with a Gold Medal at the Paris Exhibition.
Biography
Polikarps Vilcāns ...
and others, was one of the
Latgalian ceramicists that was represented in 1957
Silajāņi ceramics exhibition in
Rīga, organized by
Jānis Pujāts.
In later years, his works were selected for the
exhibitions
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An art gallery is a roo ...
in
Latvian SSR
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and abroad, in
Moscow
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,
Soviet Union
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.
Zagorskis died in 1978. He is buried in the
Eisāgi cemetery.
His works are in the collections of
Rainis Museum in
Jasmuiža Manor
Jasmuiža Manor is a manor in Aizkalne Parish, Preiļi Municipality in the historical region of Latgale, in Latvia, currently a writer's home museum dedicated to Rainis.
History
Construction of the wooden manor house near Aizkalne began in 1 ...
and
Latgale Culture and History Museum
The Latgale Culture and History Museum ( Latvian: Latgales Kultūrvēstures Muzejs) in Rēzekne, Latvia, is a history museum with a large collection of items, including Latgalian ceramics. It receives about 31,000 visitors per year.
History
...
.
References
External links
Works by Zagorskis@ Latgale Culture History Museum
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1903 births
1978 deaths
20th-century Latgalian ceramists
20th-century Latvian ceramists
Soviet ceramists