Henryk Kuna, photo Willem van de Poll, 1934
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Henryk Kuna

Monument and avenue to Marshal Jozef Pilsudski in Rome

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Henryk Kuna

Rome | Italy

First name:

Henryk

Last Name:

Kuna

Parents:

Adam i Leonia z Bywalskich

Date of birth:

06-11-1879

Place of birth:

Warszawa

Date of death:

17-12-1945

Place od death:

Toruń

Age:

Profession:

Professor, sculptor, painter

Honours and awards:

Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Legii Honorowej (1925), Krzyż Oficerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (1930), Złoty Wawrzyn Akademicki (1935),

Biography:

Henryk Kuna (1879-1945), born in Warsaw, son of Adam and Leonia née Bywalska. He studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the atelier of Pius Weloński. He then continued his education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Konstanty Laszczka. He was one of the founders of the Association of Polish Artists 'Rytm'. He created numerous sculptures, including the work "Rhythm", which is located in Skaryszewski Park in Warsaw, the monument to Adam Mickiewicz in Vilnius, the bust of Marshal Piłsudski in Rome at Viale Maresciallo. In 1936, he began teaching sculpture 1936 at the Stefan Batory University in Vilnius.

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