Adam Kossowski
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Adam Kossowski (5 December 1905 – 31 March 1986) was a Polish artist, born in Nowy Sącz, notable for his works for the Catholic Church in England, where he arrived in 1943[1] as a refugee from Soviet labour camps and was invited in 1944 to join the Guild of Catholic Artists and Craftsmen.[2]
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Born | (1905-12-05)5 December 1905 Nowy Sącz, Poland |
Died | 31 March 1986(1986-03-31) (aged 80) |
Nationality | Polish |
Education | Warsaw Technical University (architecture), Cracow Academy of Fine Arts (painting), Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (painting) |
Known for | Painting, Murals, Ceramics, Sacred art |
Notable work | Aylesford Priory, Aylesford; History of the Old Kent Road; The Apocalypse of St. John, St. Benet's Chaplaincy, Queen Mary, University of London |
Patron(s) | Rev. Malachy Lynch, O.Carm. |
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