Edward Wittig
Illustration — Edward Wittig (1934) • Illustration — Wittig's sculpture of Ewa, in Warsaw's Park Ujazdowski. • Illustration — Pedestal of the 1932 Aviator Monument in 1942, after Wittig's sculpture had been removed by the Germans. The Kotwica (Polish resistance "Anchor") was painted on the pedestal. Edward Wittig (September 20, 1879 – March 3, 1941) was a Polish sculptor and university professor, notable for designing many monuments in Warsaw.
Also recorded as Édouard Wittig
Edward Wittig
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- Born
- 1879 · Warsaw.
- Died
- 1941 · Warsaw.
- Nationality
- Poland · Russian Empire
- Occupation
- sculptor · artist
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna · Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Honours
- Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature
- Languages
- Polish
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Born at Warsaw in 1879, died in Warsaw in 1941.
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Edward Wittig (22 September 1879 – 3 March 1941) was an artist and sculptor. The birth of Edward Wittig is recorded on 22 September 1879 in Warsaw, and the death on 3 March 1941 in Warsaw.
Edward Wittig studied at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Beaux-Arts de Paris. Aleksander Żurakowski is recorded as having studied under Edward Wittig. The recorded working language is Polish. Employment is recorded with Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Warsaw University of Technology and Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Work by Edward Wittig is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, National Museum in Warsaw and National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina. Distinctions recorded are Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature.
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Van de Poll Reportage / Serie: Reis naar Polen Beschrijving: De Poolse beeldhouwer Edward Wittig bezig in diens atelier in Warschau met een beeldhouwwerk bestemd voor een gedenkteken Annotatie: Atelier van de Poolse beeldhouwer Edward Wittig (1870-1941) Datum: 1934 Locatie: Polen, Warschau Trefwoorden: ateliers, beeldhouwers, beeldhouwwerken Persoonsnaam:
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