Juliusz Czechowicz (10 March 1894 – 29 March 1974) was a Polish

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and teacher known mainly as the author of

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s and

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Life

He was the son of Karol Czechowicz and Kazimiera née Szanecka. He graduated from

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in Stanisławów and in 1913 he entered the

Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (, usually abbreviated to ''ASP''), is a public institution of higher education located in the centre of Kraków, Poland. It is the oldest Polish fine art academy, established in 1818 and granted f ...

. He was the student of

Wojciech Weiss Wojciech Weiss (4 May 1875 – 7 December 1950) was a prominent Polish painter and draughtsman of the Young Poland movement. Weiss was born in Bukovina to a Polish family in exile of Stanisław Weiss and Maria Kopaczyńska. He gave up mu ...

(in whose studio he spent most of the time),

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and

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. In 1917 he received a bronze medal and a cash prize at the student end-year exhibition. He took part in open air conducted by Kamocki in Dobczyce, Ciężkowice, Wola Radziszowska, Krościenko and Zakopane. He completed his studies with a very good result in 1921. He participated in the exhibition of the

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in Kraków in 1923, and in 1926 he took part in an exhibition at the Palace of Art in Kraków. He was a teacher of drawing and manual works in high schools. In 1932 he exhibited his works in

Zakopane Zakopane (Gorals#Language, Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has ...

. In 1933, he started studying at the

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branch of the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts. He exhibited twice in Paris in 1934. In 1938 he ran an individual exhibition in

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. He exhibited again after the end of the Second World War, from 1948; participating together in around forty national and regional exhibitions. He was a member of conservative groups ''Nurt'' and Zachęta. He persisted in custom-made portraits (among others, pastel portraits of

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and Irena Vetulani). He was married to Maria Zamorska. For his pedagogical work he received Medal of the Decade of Independence (1929) and Brown

Medal for Long Service The Medal for Long Service (Polish: ''Medal za Długoletnią Służbę'') is a Polish decoration awarded in three classes (gold, silver and bronze) to members of the Polish Armed Forces and other uniformed services, and to Civil Servants, civil se ...

(1938). He died in 1974 in Kraków. He was buried at the

Rakowicki Cemetery Rakowicki Cemetery (English: ; ) is a historic necropolis and a cultural heritage monument located on 26 Rakowicka Street in Kraków, Poland. It lies within the Administrative District No. 1 ''Stare Miasto'' meaning "Old Town" – distinct from ...

. His works are, among others, in the collection of the Historical Museum in Bielsko-Biała; there is also a pastel portrait of Czechowicz by Witkacy from 1932.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Czechowicz, Juliusz Polish painters Polish male painters Polish schoolteachers People from Tarnobrzeg Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts alumni 1894 births 1974 deaths Burials at Rakowicki Cemetery