Wiktor Tołkin
Wiktor Tołkin (February 21, 1922 in Tołkacze, Poland – May 7, 2013) was a Polish sculptor and architect. A member of the Armia Krajowa resistance during World War II; he was arrested by the Gestapo, and incarcerated at Auschwitz from November 17, 1942, to February 1944. During this period Tołkin survived a death march to Stalag at Sandbostel.
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- Name
- Wiktor Tołkin
- Born
- February 21, 1922
- Birthplace
- Tołkacze, Poland
- Place of death
- Warsaw, Poland
- Occupation
- Sculptor
- Known for
- Monumental memorial sculpture
- Nationality
- Poland
- Fields
- art of sculpture
- Education
- Faculty of Architecture and Gdańsk University of Technology · Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
- Languages
- Polish
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Wiktor Tołkin (February 21, 1922 in Tołkacze, Poland – May 7, 2013) was a Polish sculptor and architect. A member of the Armia Krajowa resistance during World War II; he was arrested by the Gestapo, and incarcerated at Auschwitz from November 17, 1942, to February 1944. During this period Tołkin survived a death march to Stalag at Sandbostel.
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Wiktor Tołkin (1922–2013) was an architect and sculptor, of Polish nationality. The architect was born in Tołkacze and died in Gdańsk.
Wiktor Tołkin was educated at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology. Activity centred on art of sculpture. Languages used include Polish.
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• Name — Wiktor Tołkin • Born — February 21, 1922 • Birthplace — Tołkacze, Poland • Died — February 21, 1922 • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Citizenship — Polish • Occupation — Sculptor • Known for — Monumental memorial sculpture
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Work
Tołkin graduated from two universities, the Gdańsk Polytechnic, and the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, to become one of the more influential Polish artists of the 1960s. He is best known for his monumental sculptures built in memory of the victims of the German concentration camps in Stutthof and Majdanek. His most recognized works are abstract forms of colored concrete with expressive form, incorporating architectural design and elements.
Leading works
Leading works
• Monument The Marrying of Poland with the Sea in Kolobrzeg, built November 30, 1963. • Monument Fight and Martyrdom in the Nazi concentration camp in Stutthof, built May 12, 1968. • Monument Fight and Martyrdom and the mausoleum-pantheon in the Nazi concentration camp in Majdanek, built in 1969. • Fight and Martyrdom in Pawiak, Warsaw. • Monument to the Battle of in Plock, (1978) • Illustration — "Fight and Martyrdom", Sztutowo (Poland) • Illustration — "Fight and Martyrdom", Majdanek (Poland) • Illustration — Backsight of the "Fight and Martyrdom" monument in Majdanek • Illustration — Mausoleum at Majdanek, inscription: "Let our fate be a warning to you" • Illustration — Monument to the Polish wedding at sea, Kołobrzeg
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Wiktor Tołkin is recorded with the occupation architect. Recorded with the occupation sculptor. Recorded as sculptor and architect.
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Life and career
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1922
Wiktor Tołkin was born on 21 February 1922.
2013
Wiktor Tołkin died on 7 May 2013.
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Tołkacze.
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Gdańsk.
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- 1.Majdanek State Museum. Nekrolog: Wiktor Tołkin (1922–2013). 2013.
- 2.Encyklopedia INTERIA.PL. TOŁKIN, Wiktor.
- 3.PolskieRadio.pl. Odsłonięcie Pomnika Zaślubin Polski z Morzem. 30 December 2010.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Pomnik Ofiar Majdanka
- Kto jest kim w Polsce, edycja IV (zespół redakcyjny Beata Cynkier i inni), Warszawa 2001, s. 970–971
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