Józef Szajna
Illustration — Józef Szajna (middle) in 1945 • Illustration — Modern sculpture "Ladders to Heaven" at the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko Józef Szajna (ˈjuzɛf ˈʂajna; 13 March 1922 in Rzeszów, Poland – 24 June 2008 in Warsaw) was a Polish set designer, director, playwright, theoretician of the theatre, painter and graphic artist. During the Second World War and occupation of Poland, Szajna was a prisoner of the German concentration camps Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
Also recorded as Jozef Szajna · Josef Szajna
Józef Szajna
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- Born
- 1922 · Rzeszów.
- Died
- 2008 · Warsaw.
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- actor · painter · designer · director · professor · sculptor · scenographer
- Education
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
- Honours
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture · Honorary badge For Merits for Warsaw · Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland · Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland · Zasłużony Działacz Kultury · Auschwitz Cross
- Languages
- Polish
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Illustration — Józef Szajna (middle) in 1945 • Illustration — Modern sculpture "Ladders to Heaven" at the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko Józef Szajna (ˈjuzɛf ˈʂajna; 13 March 1922 in Rzeszów, Poland – 24 June 2008 in Warsaw) was a Polish set designer, director, playwright, theoretician of the theatre, painter and graphic artist. During the Second World War and occupation of Poland, Szajna was a prisoner of the German concentration camps Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
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Born at Rzeszów in 1922, died in Warsaw in 2008.
Józef Szajna studied at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. The recorded working language is Polish. Employment is recorded with Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw. Work by Józef Szajna is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Warsaw. Distinctions recorded are Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Honorary badge "For Merits for Warsaw", Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland and Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland.
Grób artysty Józefa Szajny (1922-2008) na Cmentarzu Powązkowskim w Warszawie
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