Jadwiga Janus

Jadwiga Janus
Born	(1931-10-21)21 October 1931 Stadnicka Wola, Poland
Died	9 March 2019(2019-03-09) (aged 87)
Education	Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
Known for	Sculpture
Awards

Jadwiga Janus (21 October 1931 – 9 March 2019) was a Polish sculptor.

Biography

Janus was born in Stadnicka Wola, Poland. In 1957, she graduated from the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, under professor Xawery Dunikowski.

Monuments

• Monument Pogromcom hitleryzmu in Wieluń, (1966)
• Monument Władysław Żarski in Piotrków Trybunalski, (1969)
• Monument Martyrologii Dzieci in Łódź, (1971)
• Monument Nicolaus Copernicus in Łódź, (2002)

In collections

• National Museum, Warsaw.
• Polish Sculpture Center.
• Museum in Łódź.
• Museum Sztuki Medalierskiej in Wrocław.
• Museum Leon Wyczółkowski in Bydgoszcz.
• Wielkopolskie Muzeum Walk Niepodległościowych.

Film (documentary)

• 2005: Inspirations ("Inspiracje") -- as herself

Prizes

• 1968: Monument Martyrologii Dzieci Łódź.- I Prize.
• 1973: Monument Czynu Rewolucyjnego in Łódź. -I Prize.
• 1975 monument Bohaterów Walk o Wał Pomorski -Prize

Gallery

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  Monument Pogromcom hitleryzmu, 1966, exhibition in Wieluń, Poland
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  Monument Martyrologii Dzieci, 1971, exhibition in Łódź, Poland
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  Pęknięte Serce, 1971, exhibition in Łódź, Poland
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  Monument Nicolaus Copernicus, (bronze), 2002, exhibition in Łódź, Poland