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Jan Chmielewski

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Jan Chmielewski

First name:
Jan
Last Name:
Chmielewski
Date of birth:
18-09-1927
Place of birth:
Grodno
Date of death:
18-08-2014
Place od death:
Warszawa
Age:
86
Profession:
Professor, sculptor
Honours and awards:
Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, Złoty Krzyż Zasługi, Medal Komisji Edukacji Narodowej, Odznaka Zasłużony Działacz Kultury
Biography:

Jan Bohdan Chmielewski (1927-2014), born in Grodno. In 1949, he settled in Suwałki and in 1950 moved to Warsaw, where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1950 to 1955. After graduating, he worked there as an assistant, associate professor, then professor and dean of the Faculty of Sculpture. He was the author of monuments, medals, coins and commemorative plaques, including monuments to Nicolaus Copernicus in Brazil and the USA, a monument to Polish Soldiers in Narvik and a monument to Janusz Korczak in Warsaw.

Publikacja:
23.09.2024
Ostatnia aktualizacja:
23.09.2024
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