Alfons Karny

Alfons Karny (14 November 1901 – 14 August 1989) was a Polish sculptor. He created portraits and busts which included celebrities such as Albert Einstein, Ignacy Paderewski, Ernest Hemingway, also, he predominantly used bronze and granite for creating his works.[1][2] Because of Warsaw Uprising, his works was destroyed in 5 years between 1939 and 1944.[3][4]

Alfons Karny
Born(1901-11-14)14 November 1901
Białystok, Poland
Died14 August 1989(1989-08-14) (aged 87)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
OccupationSculptor

His work named as Girl With A Jumping Rope was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

References
  1. "Olympedia – Alfons Karny". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. "The Alfons Karny Museum of Sculpture | Venue". Culture.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. "Olympedia – Alfons Karny". 12 November 2022. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. "The bust of Adolf Beck sculpted by Alfons Karny in 1937, got lost in the burning of Warsaw where daughter Jadwiga's home was completely ruined".
  5. "Alfons Karny". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. Sokol, Stanley S.; Kissane, Sharon F. Mrotek; Abramowicz, Alfred L. (1992). The Polish Biographical Dictionary: Profiles of Nearly 900 Poles who Have Made Lasting Contributions to World Civilization. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. ISBN 978-0-86516-245-7.
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