Magdalena Abakanowicz

Magdalena Abakanowicz

(1930–2017) designer Second Polish Republic

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Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930–2017) was a Second Polish Republic designer, known for Manus Ultimus|Birds of Knowledge of Good and Evil|Nierozpoznani|Puellae.

About Magdalena Abakanowicz

Magdalena Abakanowicz was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. Known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations, Abakanowicz has been considered among the most influential Polish artists of the postwar era. She worked as a professor of studio art at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, from 1965 to 1990, and as a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984.

Known for:

Manus Ultimus|Birds of Knowledge of Good and Evil|Nierozpoznani|Puellae

Notable works:

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Awards:

Pour le Mérite|Herder Prize|Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Officer of Arts and Letters|Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres|Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order|Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta|Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta|Golden Medal for Merit to Culture|Silver Cross of Merit|Gold Cross of Merit

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