Felicja Curyłowa

Felicja Curyłowa (1904 – 1974) was a Polish folk artist. After her death, because she was the best-known painter of the local tradition of "painted cottages" (Malowana Chata), her former home was opened to the public as an open-air museum.[1]

Felicja Curyłowa
Born1904
Zalipie
Died1974
NationalityPolish
Known forfolk art

Life
One of her cottage interiors

Born in Zalipie, Curyłowa painted every available surface in her home. Besides painting, she also practised various decorative crafts. Curyłowa was also asked to paint the interior of the Wierzynek restaurant in Krakow and the dining room on the MS Batory cruise ship. Her designs were reproduced commercially as decorations on china.[2][3]

In 1978, after her death, her farmhouse was purchased by CPLiA and converted into a museum.[2]

References
  1. Baker, Mark; Di Duca, Marc; Richards, Tim (2016). Lonely Planet Poland. p. 515. ISBN 1760341207.
  2. "The Homestead of Felicja Curyłowa in Zalipie".
  3. "This village in Poland is literally blooming". Epoch Times. November 28, 2017.


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