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Marian Konieczny

Monument to Glory and Martyrdom in Algiers
ID: OS-009994-P

Marian Konieczny

Algier | Algeria
First name:
Marian
Last Name:
Konieczny
Parents:
Stanisław i Stefania
Date of birth:
13-01-1930
Place of birth:
Jasionów
Date of death:
25-07-2017
Place od death:
Jaroszowiec
Age:
87
Profession:
Professor, sculptor, MP, rector
Honours and awards:
Odznaka Nagrody Państwowej I stopnia (1966), Nagroda Miasta Krakowa (1973), Order Sztandaru Pracy II klasy (1985), Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (1965), Medal 30-lecia Polski Ludowej, Medal 40-lecia Polski Ludowej, Krzyż Komandorski z Gwiazdą Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (1999), Złoty Medal „Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis” (2009)
Biography:

Marian Konieczny (1930-2017), born in Jasionowo, son of Stanislaw and Stefania. He came from a peasant family. Between 1948 and 1954 he belonged to the Union of Polish Youth. He studied sculpture with Xawery Dunikowski, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Then, between 1954 and 1958, he studied at the I.E. Repin Institute at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. In 1958 he returned to Krakow, where he began working at the academy. He was its rector from 1972 to 1981. The artist created many famous sculptures, including the Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw (1964) and the Monument to the Revolutionary Deed in Rzeszów (1974). He created the monument to Frederic Chopin, which is located in Hamamatsu, Japan. He has been awarded numerous prizes.

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