Polikarps Čerņavskis (8 May 1923 – 25 January 1997) was a Latgalian

ceramicist Ceramic art is art made from ceramic materials, including clay. It may take forms including artistic pottery, including tableware, tiles, figurines and other sculpture. As one of the plastic arts, ceramic art is one of the visual arts. Wh ...

. In 1996, he was awarded with the

Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvija ...

.Ordeņa virsnieks Polikarps Čerņavskis
- Latvijas Vēstnesis

Biography

Polikarps Čerņavskis was born at Jurīši village in Silajāņi Parish, Latvia in 1923. He inherited the interest for

pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and ...

from his godfather, renowned Latgalian ceramicist Polikarps Vilcāns, who became his mentor.Ordeņa virsnieks Polikarps Čerņavskis
- Latvijas Vēstnesis During the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, Čerņavskis was drafted into the

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army in 1943. After war, he was sent to

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filtration camp in Kutaisi and he returned to Latvia in 1948. After his return, Čerņavskis worked in the workshop of his godfather Polikarps Vilcāns. He was one of the Latgalian ceramicists that was represented in 1957 Silajāņi ceramics exhibition in

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, organized by Jānis Pujāts. After this exhibition, his works were noticed and chosen for several international exhibitions, in Switzerland,

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and

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. In 1959, Čerņavskis became a member of Artist's Union of Latvia. In 1983, he moved to Preiļi and opened his workshop there. In 1996, he was awarded with the

for his contributions and achievements in the Latgalian ceramics.Ordeņa virsnieks Polikarps Čerņavskis
- Latvijas Vēstnesis Čerņavskis died on 25 January 1997. He is buried in the Preiļi cemetery.

Honors

* 1983:

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 ...

Medal * 1989: People's Artist of the Latvian SSR * 1996:

References

External links

Works by Čerņavskis
@ Latgale Culture History Museum {{DEFAULTSORT:Polikarps Čerņavskis 1923 births 1997 deaths People from Preiļi Municipality 20th-century Latgalian ceramists 20th-century Latvian ceramists Soviet ceramists