Krystyna Dąbrowska
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See also: Krystyna Dąbrowska (chess player)
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]
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Krystyna Dąbrowska | |
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Born | (1906-11-26)26 November 1906 Warsaw, Poland |
Died | 1 September 1944(1944-09-01) (aged 37) Warsaw, General Government |
Nationality | Polish |
Notable work | Popiersie Józefa Piłsudskiego, Marynarz, Biegacz, Rzut oszczepem |
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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]