{"id":942,"date":"2021-08-30T14:09:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T12:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/dev\/?post_type=object&#038;p=942"},"modified":"2021-10-28T17:41:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T15:41:27","slug":"legend-to-norwid-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"object","link":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/obiekt\/legend-to-norwid-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"Legend (to Norwid) sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Technique<\/strong>: sculpture, granite<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions<\/strong>: 395 cm (total height)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Object<\/strong>: The monument is an 8-sided polished granite column on a plinth in the form of a truncated pyramid. At the top of the column, resembling its capital, is an abstract granite sculpture. The pedestal features the inscription: \u201cLegend. To Norwid, from the sculpture\u2019s author Alfons \u0141osowski. Created in 1964\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place:<\/strong> The monument stands in a flowerbed in the square on Klonowa Street, near the Cristal Casino and the former House of Crafts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information about the author:\u00a0<\/strong>Alfons \u0141osowski (04 Jan 1908\u201327 Jun 1988). Born in Orkiewicze in the Novogrudok region (currently in Belarus). He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the S. B\u00e1thory University in Vilnius under the supervision of Prof. Kuna, Mikenas and Aleksandrowicz.<\/p>\n<p>During the war, he was a Home Army soldier of the Vilnius district. After the war, he settled in Gda\u0144sk. Until 1955, he was working on reconstructing sculptures as part of the Gda\u0144sk Old Town restoration. He brought back to life sculptures decorating many fa\u00e7ades of the most famous tenement houses, all based on modest, surviving photographic documentation. In 1955, he started independent creative work in his studio at 11\/13 Mariacka Street.<\/p>\n<p>He authored several outdoor sculptures within the Gda\u0144sk area, which he donated to the city in 1966, as well as many sculptures in public buildings in Poland, in museums and private collections. Granite and wood were his primary working materials. He created a distinctive style that combined organic form with a natural stone texture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Condition of the object<\/strong>: good<\/p>\n<p><strong>Owner:<\/strong> city of Gda\u0144sk, guardian: Gda\u0144sk Road and Greenery Authority<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author of the entry<\/strong>: Kora Kowalska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technique: sculpture, granite Dimensions: 395 cm (total height) Object: The monument is an 8-sided polished granite column on a plinth in the form of a truncated pyramid. At the top of the column, resembling its capital, is an abstract granite sculpture. The pedestal features the inscription: \u201cLegend. To Norwid, from the sculpture\u2019s author Alfons \u0141osowski. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":18,"template":"","object_cats":[37,39],"districts":[48],"object_authors":[55],"class_list":["post-942","object","type-object","status-publish","hentry","object_cat-monument","object_cat-sculpture","obj_district-wrzeszcz-en","object_author-kora-kowalska-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/objects\/942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/objects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/object"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"object_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/object_cats?post=942"},{"taxonomy":"obj_district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/districts?post=942"},{"taxonomy":"object_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/object_authors?post=942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}