Witold-K
Artist, Author
1932 –
Who is Witold-K?
Witold-K is a Polish-American artist.
He was born in Warsaw, Poland and studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1964 he was sent to Paris by the Ministerstwo Kultury. He smuggled manuscripts of dissident writers from Poland and the Soviet Union into the West.
Witold-K received an award from The American Congress for the Freedom of Culture, in Paris in 1964. After receiving the award he was not allowed to return to Poland for many years. He moved to New York City in 1968.
In 1969 he relocated to California and briefly occupied the home of Abigail Folger and Wojciech Frykowski, and opened his first studio/gallery in Beverly Hills. He also lived and worked in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Houston, Texas. Witold-K has been a resident of Denver, Colorado, since 1980.
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- Born
- 1932
Warsaw - Also known as
- Witold-K.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
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on July 23, 2013
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