Jozef C. Mazur (March 17, 1897 – April 23, 1970) was an American stained-glass artist, painter and sculptor. His works can be found signed as Josef Mazur, Joseph Mazur, Joe Mazur, J. C. Mazur as well as a few others.

Life

Mazur was born to a Galician family in 1897. He studied at the Albright Art School in Buffalo and at the

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. Mazur worked in a variety of media. His stained glass works can be found in churches in

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and Buffalo. Before he became 30, Mazur distinguished himself as an ecclesiastical painter in this area. His first commission was the complete decoration of St. Stanislaus Church in Buffalo. His paintings can also be found in St. Adalbert's Basilica, Blessed Trinity, the Polish National Cathedral Holy Mother of the Rosary, St. John Gualbert's, and Villa Maria Academy. He also executed murals at

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, statuary for St. Aloysius in Springville and stained glass windows for St. Barbara in Lackawanna. Mazur also painted many churches outside of Western New York including

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, NY,

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, and Trenton and

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in New Jersey. Churches that feature his stained glass include Saint John Kanty Roman Catholic Church and SS. Rita & Patrick's Church in Buffalo as well as Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in

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. Mazur's secular works include the sculpted bust of

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, a life-size portrait of Kazimierz Pulaski in Olean, and interior decoration at the UB Main Street Campus.

Mazur and the University at Buffalo's Polish Room

In 1955 Mr. Mazur donated a four panel, stained glass chandelier depicting

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, and

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to the Polish Room. He also donated four stained glass window medallions, of

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Casimir Pulaski Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski of the Ślepowron coat of arms (; ''Casimir Pulaski'' ; March 4 or March 6, 1745 Makarewicz, 1998 October 11, 1779) was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called, tog ...

, and

Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko ( be, Andréj Tadévuš Banavientúra Kasciúška, en, Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish Military engineering, military engineer, statesman, an ...

. Some time before 1978 the four window hangs went missing, of which only Marie Curie's has been recovered.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mazur, Jozef 1897 births 1970 deaths 20th-century American painters American male painters American stained glass artists and manufacturers Art Students League of New York alumni Artists from Buffalo, New York 20th-century American male artists

Life

Mazur and the University at Buffalo's Polish Room

See also

References