Marek Laczynski (1925 – 23 November 2021) was a printmaker, illustrator and teacher, born in Warsaw Poland. Laczynski was a member of the Polish Home Army in 1941 and was involved in the Warsaw uprising.[1] From 1949 to 1952 he studied book illustration at the Borough Polytechnic and then lithography at the Central School of Art and Design from 1962 to 1964. He was a founding member of the Printmakers Council in 1965.[2] He taught printmaking at Exeter College of Art and Design from 1964 until 1985, when he moved to Austria.[3]

His work is held in the V&A,[4] the University of Exeter, Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Gallery[5] and London University.[1] The British Museum holds nine of his woodcuts.[6]

Bibliography

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  • The Wizard and His Pupil - a Polish Fairy Tale 1972 Bartholomew Press, Exeter
  • Faces of Fear 1973 Exeter College of Art and Design

References

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  1. ^ a b "Collections Online". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. ^ "Artist/Maker: Marek Laczynski - Aberystwyth University School of Art Museums and Galleries". museum.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  3. ^ "Marek Laczynski". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. ^ Laczynksi, Marek. "Print". Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  5. ^ "List artists and makers". museum.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  6. ^ "Marek Laczynski". Goldmark. Retrieved 2024-03-15.