Felicjan Kowarski
Illustration — Felicjan Kowarski Felicjan Szczęsny Kowarski (8 November 1890 – 22 September 1948) was a Polish painter and sculptor, known mostly from his monumental wall paintings and plafonds (e.g. plafond in the Hall under the Birds at castle of Wawel). His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Also recorded as Felicjam Szczesny Kowarski · Felicjan Szczeny Kowarski · Felicjan Szczesny Kowarski · Felicjan Szczęsny Kowalski
Felicjan Kowarski
Felicjan Szczęsny Kowarski (1890-1948) · Public domain
- Born
- 1890 · Osiedle Starosielce.
- Died
- 1948 · Konstancin-Jeziorna.
- Nationality
- Congress Poland · Poland
- Occupation
- painter · university teacher · sculptor
- Fields
- painting · art of sculpture
- Education
- Imperial Academy of Arts
- Teachers
- Dmitry Kardovsky
- Honours
- Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Bronze Medal for Long Service · Decade of Independence Regained · Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921
- Languages
- Polish
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Illustration — Felicjan Kowarski Felicjan Szczęsny Kowarski (8 November 1890 – 22 September 1948) was a Polish painter and sculptor, known mostly from his monumental wall paintings and plafonds (e.g. plafond in the Hall under the Birds at castle of Wawel). His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Born at Osiedle Starosielce in 1890, died in Konstancin-Jeziorna in 1948.
Felicjan Kowarski studied at Imperial Academy of Arts. Training under Dmitry Kardovsky is recorded. Petro Andrusiv is recorded as having studied under Felicjan Kowarski. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is painting and art of sculpture. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are socialist realism. Places of work recorded in the authority are Odesa, Saint Petersburg and Kraków. Employment is recorded with Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw. Work by Felicjan Kowarski is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Warsaw, District Museum in Toruń and National Museum in Kielce. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Bronze Medal for Long Service and Decade of Independence Regained.
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Osiedle Starosielce.
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