Barbara Massalska

Barbara Massalska
Born (1927-01-01)1 January 1927
Warsaw, Poland
Died 20 March 1980(1980-03-20) (aged 53)
Gdańsk, Poland
Nationality Polish
Education State High School of Plastic Arts
Known for Painting, Sgraffito, Mosaic, Stained Glass

Barbara Massalska (1 January 1927 – 20 March 1980[1]) was a Polish artist and teacher at the State High School of Plastic Arts (SHSPA), Gdańsk (now Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts (pl:Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku)).[2]

In her youth she took part in the Warsaw uprising as member of the Gray Ranks.[1][2]

After graduating from the SHSPA in 1953, she continued to work at the school, where she directed the workshops on murals and paintings. Her artistic interests included mosaics, murals, sgraffitos, paintings, and stained glass.[2]

Sgraffito Long Market 26

In addition to her paintings being exhibited at national and international exhibitions[2] and held in the collections at the Malbork Castle collection[3] and at the National Museum, Gdańsk,[4] she has stained glass windows in St Barbara's Church, Gdansk,[5] and St Joseph's Church Gdansk.[6] One of her sgraffito is on No. 26 Long Market: Lady on a horse and musicians, Gdansk.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Barbara Massalska" a Warsaw Uprising Museum webpage (retrieved July 18, 2013)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Obrazy Barbary Massalskiej", a Łomża museum webpage (retrieved July 18, 2013)
  3. ↑ "The Paintings Collection". The Malbork Castle Museum. The Malbork Castle Museum. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.asp.gda.pl/Strona_archiwalna_Czerwiec2010/i/pliki-do-pobrania/60lat/ASP60str014-103.pdf (Accessed October 30, 2013)
  5. ↑ "KOŚCIÓŁ ŚW. BARBARY". Gedanopedia. Fundacja Gdańska. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "KOŚCIÓŁ ŚW. JÓZEFA (Stare Miasto)". Gedanopedia. Fundacja Gdańska. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Trojmiasto Gazeta: Sgraffito – wiesz co to takiego? A to gdańska wizytówka! (Accessed Oct 2013)


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