Visual art

Bronisław Chromy

1925–2017Local figure

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

Studied here
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
Under Julian Fałat, the conservative art school was promoted to academy status in 1900 and filled with professors who became leading figures of Young Poland. Its studios trained both the movement’s future stars and youthful rebels such as the Group of Five, while arguments begun here regularly continued in nearby cafés over absinthe and coffee.
Created here
Memorial to the Dog Dżok
A monument dedicated to Dżok, a loyal dog who waited for his deceased owner.
Created here
Wawel Dragon Statue
He designed the bronze, fire-breathing Wawel Dragon installed at the foot of the hill in 1972.

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