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Niewska was born in [[Kharkiv]] in Ukraine in 1898<ref name=SR>{{cite web| url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/olga-niewska-1.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184111/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/olga-niewska-1.html| url-status= dead| archive-date= 17 April 2020| title= Olga Niewska | publisher=Sports Reference| accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref> and after completing school she then studied at the [[Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts|Kiev School of Painting]] in 1919. She studied under Konstanty Laszczka when she created busts of the socialist politician [[Ignacy Daszyński]]<ref>W 1947 odlew z brązu tej rzeźby stanął na grobie Daszyńskiego na [[Cmentarz Rakowicki|Cmentarzu Rakowickim]]</ref> and the painter {{ill|Feliks Stanisław Jasiński|pl}}.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} In 1923, she moved to Warsaw before moving on to Paris where she studied with the sculptor [[Antoine Bourdelle]] in 1926 to 1928.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} She also produced a statue of [[Stanisława Walasiewicz]] (also known as Stella Walsh),<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64032261/olga-niewska-statue-of-stella-walsh/ |
Niewska was born in [[Kharkiv]] in Ukraine in 1898<ref name=SR>{{cite web| url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/olga-niewska-1.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184111/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/olga-niewska-1.html| url-status= dead| archive-date= 17 April 2020| title= Olga Niewska | publisher=Sports Reference| accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref> and after completing school she then studied at the [[Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts|Kiev School of Painting]] in 1919. She studied under Konstanty Laszczka when she created busts of the socialist politician [[Ignacy Daszyński]]<ref>W 1947 odlew z brązu tej rzeźby stanął na grobie Daszyńskiego na [[Cmentarz Rakowicki|Cmentarzu Rakowickim]]</ref> and the painter {{ill|Feliks Stanisław Jasiński|pl}}.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} In 1923, she moved to Warsaw before moving on to Paris where she studied with the sculptor [[Antoine Bourdelle]] in 1926 to 1928.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} She also produced a statue of [[Stanisława Walasiewicz]] (also known as Stella Walsh),<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64032261/olga-niewska-statue-of-stella-walsh/| work=[[Chicago Tribune]]| via=[[Newspapers.com]]| date=10 January 1937| page=58| accessdate=26 November 2020 | title= Olga Niewska statue of Stella Walsh }}</ref> |
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In 1928 she married and at the annual exhibition at the Salon of the Polish Artists Union in Warsaw, her sculpture was awarded the "Warsaw Prize for the Year 1928". In September 1929 her bathing sculpture was unveiled in Paderewski's park. The next decade she was productive and paid. She created both medallions and sculptures. Shortly before the war, she created a portrait of the actor [[Stefan Jaracz]] which is considered one of her best.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} |
In 1928 she married and at the annual exhibition at the Salon of the Polish Artists Union in Warsaw, her sculpture was awarded the "Warsaw Prize for the Year 1928". In September 1929 her bathing sculpture was unveiled in Paderewski's park. The next decade she was productive and paid. She created both medallions and sculptures. Shortly before the war, she created a portrait of the actor [[Stefan Jaracz]] which is considered one of her best.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} |
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Latest revision as of 03:40, 20 June 2023
Olga Niewska (28 May 1898 – 25 May 1943) was a Polish sculptor who competed in the art competitions at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]
Life[edit]
Niewska was born in Kharkiv in Ukraine in 1898[3] and after completing school she then studied at the Kiev School of Painting in 1919. She studied under Konstanty Laszczka when she created busts of the socialist politician Ignacy Daszyński[4] and the painter Feliks Stanisław Jasiński.[citation needed] In 1923, she moved to Warsaw before moving on to Paris where she studied with the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle in 1926 to 1928.[citation needed] She also produced a statue of Stanisława Walasiewicz (also known as Stella Walsh),[5]
In 1928 she married and at the annual exhibition at the Salon of the Polish Artists Union in Warsaw, her sculpture was awarded the "Warsaw Prize for the Year 1928". In September 1929 her bathing sculpture was unveiled in Paderewski's park. The next decade she was productive and paid. She created both medallions and sculptures. Shortly before the war, she created a portrait of the actor Stefan Jaracz which is considered one of her best.[citation needed]
She died in 1943.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Park Skaryszewski - Życie Bez Reszty". Życie Bez Reszty (in Polish). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Olga Niewska". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Olga Niewska". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ W 1947 odlew z brązu tej rzeźby stanął na grobie Daszyńskiego na Cmentarzu Rakowickim
- ^ "Olga Niewska statue of Stella Walsh". Chicago Tribune. 10 January 1937. p. 58. Retrieved 26 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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