Alfons Karny
Alfons Karny (14 November 1901 – 14 August 1989) was a Polish sculptor. He created portraits and busts which included celebrities such as Albert Einstein, Ignacy Paderewski, Ernest Hemingway, also, he predominantly used bronze and granite for creating his works. Because of Warsaw Uprising, his works was destroyed in 5 years between 1939 and 1944.
Alfons Karny
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- Name
- Alfons Karny
- Occupation
- Sculptor
- Born
- 14 November 1901
- Birthplace
- Białystok, Poland
- Died
- 14 August 1989
- Place of death
- Warsaw, Poland
- Nationality
- Congress Poland · Poland
- Fields
- portrait
- Education
- School of Fine Arts in Warsaw
- Teachers
- Tadeusz Breyer
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland · Work Flag Order and 1st class · Gold Cross of Merit · Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Alfons Karny (14 November 1901 – 14 August 1989) was a Polish sculptor. He created portraits and busts which included celebrities such as Albert Einstein, Ignacy Paderewski, Ernest Hemingway, also, he predominantly used bronze and granite for creating his works. Because of Warsaw Uprising, his works was destroyed in 5 years between 1939 and 1944.
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His work named as Girl With A Jumping Rope was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Alfons Karny studied at School of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Training under Tadeusz Breyer is recorded. The recorded working language is Polish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Work Flag Order, 1st class and Gold Cross of Merit.
Leopold Staff (z lewej) i Alfons Karny na Nowym Świecie w Warszawie
nieznany/unknown · Warszawa 1945-1970, Wydawnictwo "Sport i Turystyka", Warszawa 1970, s. 87
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• Name — Alfons Karny • Occupation — Sculptor • Born — 14 November 1901 • Birthplace — Białystok, Poland • Died — 14 August 1989 • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland
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- 1.Olympedia – Alfons Karny. www.olympedia.org.
- 2.The Alfons Karny Museum of Sculpture Venue. Culture.pl.
- 3.Olympedia – Alfons Karny. 2022-11-12.
- 4.The bust of Adolf Beck sculpted by Alfons Karny in 1937, got lost in the burning of Warsaw where daughter Jadwiga's home was completely ruined.
- 5.Alfons Karny. Olympedia.
- 6.Sokol, Stanley S. The Polish Biographical Dictionary: Profiles of Nearly 900 Poles who Have Made Lasting Contributions to World Civilization. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. 1992. 978-0-86516-245-7.
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