Józef Klukowski
Józef Klukowski (2 January 1894 – 29 April 1945) was a Polish sculptor. In 1932 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Wieńczenie zawodnika" ("Sport Sculpture"). Four years later he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Piłkarze" ("Football").
Józef Klukowski
![Adres wydawniczy: [S.l.: s.n., 1939] (Warszawa: Drukarnia Wydawnicza) Opis fizyczny: [4], 368 s.; 24 cm](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Czy_wiesz_kto_to_jest_-_uzupelnienia_i_sprostowania._1939_%2814023613%29.jpg/1280px-Czy_wiesz_kto_to_jest_-_uzupelnienia_i_sprostowania._1939_%2814023613%29.jpg)
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- Born
- 1894 · Folwark Repełka.
- Died
- 1945 · Ravensbrück concentration camp.
- Nationality
- Second Polish Republic · Russian Empire · Poland
- Occupation
- sculptor · military personnel
- Education
- Mikhailovsky Artillery School · School of Fine Arts in Warsaw · Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
- Honours
- Gold Cross of Merit · Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921 · Decade of Independence Regained · Bronze Medal for Long Service · Cross of Valour (1920)
- Languages
- Polish
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Józef Klukowski (2 January 1894 – 29 April 1945) was a Polish sculptor. In 1932 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Wieńczenie zawodnika" ("Sport Sculpture"). Four years later he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Piłkarze" ("Football").
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He took part in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and was killed on a transport from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp while being moved to Bergen-Belsen.
Józef Klukowski studied at Mikhailovsky Artillery School, School of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. The recorded working language is Polish. Distinctions recorded are Gold Cross of Merit, Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921, Decade of Independence Regained and Bronze Medal for Long Service.
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1894
Józef Klukowski born.
1945
Józef Klukowski died.
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Folwark Repełka.
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