Krystyna Dąbrowska

See also: Krystyna Dąbrowska (chess player)

Krystyna Dąbrowska
A group of Polish artists in 1936. Dąbrowska is third from the left.
Born(1906-11-26)26 November 1906
Warsaw, Poland
Died1 September 1944(1944-09-01) (aged 37)
Warsaw, General Government
NationalityPolish
Notable workPopiersie Józefa Piłsudskiego, Marynarz, Biegacz, Rzut oszczepem
AwardsCross of Valour (Polish: Krzyż Walecznych)

Krystyna Dąbrowska (26 November 1906 – 1 September 1944) was a Polish sculptor and painter, and a Warsaw Uprising insurgent. Her work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

She studied at National Artistic School in Poznań (1925–1930), Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1933–1935) and Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. She was a member of Polish Association of Artists - "The Capitol". Most of her works were destroyed during the Second World War. She died in the Warsaw Uprising.[2]

Bibliography

  • Słownik artystów polskich i obcych w Polsce działających (in Polish). Vol. II. Wrocław: Ossolineum. 1975.

References

  1. ^ "Krystyna Dąbrowska". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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