Kazimierz Libin (1904–1944): A Painter from Tadeusz Pruszkowski’s Circle—Life and Work
In studies and research on Polish artists of Jewish origin-victims of the Holocaust, hardly ever do we have a possibility to access archives, art pieces, source materials or testimonies given by the direct witnesses of their lives—sufficient to fully reconstruct life trajectories and artistic output...
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| Language: | English |
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Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Miejsce |
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| Online Access: | https://miejsce.asp.waw.pl/en/english-kazimierz-libin-1904-1944-a-painter-from-tadeusz-pruszkowskis-circle-life-and-work/ |
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| Summary: | In studies and research on Polish artists of Jewish origin-victims of the Holocaust, hardly ever do we have a possibility to access archives, art pieces, source materials or testimonies given by the direct witnesses of their lives—sufficient to fully reconstruct life trajectories and artistic output of particular individuals. In case of Kazimierz Libin (1904–1944), a forgotten portraitist and landscapist, associated with Tadeusz Pruszkowski’s circles, we deal with an exceptional situation. Due to the painter’s son’s, Jan Krzysztof Libin’s (born 1933) memoir, with the use of very limited number of source materials from the Archive of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, press, and exhibition catalogues, as well as photographic documentation and two paintings from the collection of the National Museum, it is possible to at least partially describe the artist’s life—his youth, education, artistic career, family and social life, wartime exile, stay in the Warsaw Ghetto and on the so-called “Aryan side,” and finally, his tragic death. In addition, based on the gathered materials, the article constitutes an attempt to analyze Libin’s artistic approach, and therefore, a contribution to studies on the subject of the national identity of artists of Jewish origin, conveyed both through their activity in the field of art and their everyday lives. The article might also initiate a discussion on a new, multicultural perspective of Polish art. |
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| ISSN: | 2450-1611 2956-4158 |