Gloria Kossak
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Gloria Kossak Polish
painter and poet, was a daughter of painter Jerzy Kossak
and granddaughter of another renowned Polish painter, Wojciech Kossak
, himself the son of Juliusz Kossak
, the progenitor of the entire Kossak
family of artists and writers, and precursor of a Polish school of battle-scene painting.
. During the postwar years
, she lived with her mother and sister at their family manor, the legendary Kossakówka, built in 1897, in metropolitan Kraków
. They were constantly harassed by the communist authorities (the father, Jerzy Kossak
, died before the end of Stalinism
, in 1955). Their garden was confiscated and built on, and their electric power was cut back.
Afflicted by poverty, Gloria Kossak nevertheless managed to save the manor from Kraków
's allusions to demolish it. The privately-owned manor is, however, said to have deteriorated beyond repair.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
painter and poet, was a daughter of painter Jerzy Kossak
Jerzy Kossak
Jerzy Kossak was a Polish realist painter specializing in military scenes; son of painter Wojciech Kossak and grandson of painter Juliusz Kossak — a third-generation artist from a well-known and sought after family of painters, writers and poets.Jerzy Kossak was a prolific painter of mostly...
and granddaughter of another renowned Polish painter, Wojciech Kossak
Wojciech Kossak
Wojciech Kossak was a Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of painters and writers...
, himself the son of Juliusz Kossak
Juliusz Kossak
Juliusz Fortunat Kossak was a Polish historical painter and master illustrator who specialized in battle scenes, military portraits and horses...
, the progenitor of the entire Kossak
Kossak
Kossak is the surname of the 4 generations of notable Polish painters, writers and poets, descending from the historical painter Juliusz Kossak. The family includes:* Progenitor, Juliusz Kossak , Polish painter from the partitions period...
family of artists and writers, and precursor of a Polish school of battle-scene painting.
Life
Gloria Kossak was born under the Nazi German occupation of PolandOccupation of Poland
Occupation of Poland may refer to:* Partitions of Poland * The German Government General of Warsaw and the Austrian Military Government of Lublin during World War I* Occupation of Poland during World War II...
. During the postwar years
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
, she lived with her mother and sister at their family manor, the legendary Kossakówka, built in 1897, in metropolitan Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
. They were constantly harassed by the communist authorities (the father, Jerzy Kossak
Jerzy Kossak
Jerzy Kossak was a Polish realist painter specializing in military scenes; son of painter Wojciech Kossak and grandson of painter Juliusz Kossak — a third-generation artist from a well-known and sought after family of painters, writers and poets.Jerzy Kossak was a prolific painter of mostly...
, died before the end of Stalinism
Stalinism
Stalinism refers to the ideology that Joseph Stalin conceived and implemented in the Soviet Union, and is generally considered a branch of Marxist–Leninist ideology but considered by some historians to be a significant deviation from this philosophy...
, in 1955). Their garden was confiscated and built on, and their electric power was cut back.
Afflicted by poverty, Gloria Kossak nevertheless managed to save the manor from Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
's allusions to demolish it. The privately-owned manor is, however, said to have deteriorated beyond repair.