Andrzej Pronaszko
Andrzej Pronaszko (31 December 1888 in Derebchyn – 15 January 1961 in Warsaw) was a Polish painter and scenographer, one of the most prominent representatives of the Young Poland movement and the Polish avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s, Zbigniew Pronaszko's brother. In occupied Poland, Pronaszko was a member of the Polish resistance, and a director of the Department of Microphotography at the Bureau of Information and Propaganda of Armia Krajowa. He was also involved with the underground theatre.
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Andrzej Pronaszko
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- Name
- Andrzej Pronaszko
- Born
- 31 December 1888
- Birthplace
- Derebchyn, modern-day Ukraine
- Died
- 15 January 1961
- Place of death
- Warsaw, Poland
- Occupation
- Painter, co-founder of Polish avant-garde in the 1920s
- Nationality
- Poland
- Fields
- painting · graphics · scenography
- Teachers
- Stanisław Dębicki
- Honours
- Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland · Work Flag Order and 2nd class · Gold Cross of Merit · Medal of Independence
- Languages
- Polish
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After the war Pronaszko became the lecturer at the Academy of Theatre in Warsaw (Akademia Teatralna im.
Training under Stanisław Dębicki is recorded. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is painting, graphics and scenography. Work by Andrzej Pronaszko is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Warsaw. Distinctions recorded are Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Gold Cross of Merit and Medal of Independence.
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• Name — Andrzej Pronaszko • Born — 31 December 1888 • Birthplace — Derebchyn, modern-day Ukraine • Died — 15 January 1961 • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Occupation — Painter, co-founder of Polish avant-garde in the 1920s
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Andrzej Pronaszko is recorded as having received Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Work Flag Order, 2nd class and Gold Cross of Merit.
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1888
Andrzej Pronaszko born at Derebchyn.
1961
Andrzej Pronaszko died at Warsaw.
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Andrzej Pronaszko received Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Gold Cross of Merit and Medal of Independence.
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