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Józef Gosławski (sculptor)
Józef Jan Gosławski (24 April 1908 – 23 January 1963) was a Polish sculptor and medallic artist. He was a designer of coins (e.g. 5 zł with fisherman), monuments (e.g. Frédéric Chopin monument in Żelazowa Wola, Frédéric Chopin in Żelazowa Wola) and medals (e.g. ''Year 1939''). Laureate of many artistic competitions; decorated with the Silver Cross of Merit. Biography Józef Gosławski was born in Polanówka, Opole Lubelskie County, Polanówka, in the Lublin Governorate of Congress Poland, but was brought up Wąwolnica, Lublin Voivodeship, Wąwolnica with his parents, two brothers (including younger brother Stanisław Gosławski, who also became a sculptor) and two sisters. He began his artistic education in the Building Crafts School founded by Jan Koszczyc-Witkiewicz in Kazimierz Dolny. After finishing at this school, he passed an exam to the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, but he was too young to begin studies. He continued h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polanówka, Opole Lubelskie County
Polanówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilków, within Opole Lubelskie County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Wilków, north of Opole Lubelskie, and west of the regional capital Lublin Lublin is List of cities and towns in Poland, the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the centre of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin i .... Polanówka is the birthplace of Józef Gosławski, a Polish sculptor and medallic artist. References Villages in Opole Lubelskie County {{OpoleLubelskie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
