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Mieczysław Szczuka (19 October 1898 – 13 August 1927) was a Polish avant-garde artist and mountaineer.

Mieczysław Szczuka
Self-portrait (1920)
Born	19 October 1898 Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland
Died	13 August 1927 (1927-08-14) (aged 28) Tatra Mountains, Poland
Nationality	Polish

Szczuka was born in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire (now Poland) and studied painting in 1915–1918 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, with Professor Miłosz Kotarbiński. After graduation, he worked as painter and graphic artist. His main work was as a book illustrator and a theatre set designer. He also produced photomontages and abstract art films. Szczuka participated in several international exhibitions such as the "First exhibition of modern art" in Bucharest. A promoter of utilitarianism in Poland, Szczuka joined the group of avantgarde artists "Blok".

Diagnosed with tuberculosis, in 1923 Mieczysław Szczuka moved to the mountain resort of Zakopane at the foot of Tatras. He started mountaineering and in 1923-1927 repeated some most difficult climbs of the time and established own new routes.

He died in an accident while climbing the south face of Zamarła Turnia in the Tatra Mountains with a novice climber.

References

• Kossowska, Irena. Sylwetki sztuka. Mieczysław Szczuka Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk, July 2002. (in Polish) (Retrieved 13 April 2010)
• Internet version of Wielka Encyklopedia Tatrzanska, entry "Szczuka Mieczysław" (as a mountaineer) (in Polish) (after Zofia i Witold H. Paryscy, Wielka Encyklopedia Tatrzańska) (Retrieved 13 April 2010)
• Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk Paryski – Wielka Encyklopedia Tatrzańska Wydawnictwo Górskie, 1995, reprint edition 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1

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На других языках

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[de] Mieczysław Szczuka

Mieczysław Szczuka (* 19. Oktober 1898 in Warschau; † 13. August 1927 auf dem Adlerpfad in der Tatra) war ein polnischer Maler und Grafiker.

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- [en] Mieczysław Szczuka

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[fr] Mieczysław Szczuka

Mieczysław Szczuka (né le 19 octobre 1898 à Varsovie en Pologne et mort le 13 août 1927 (à 28 ans) dans les Tatras) est un artiste polonais, graphiste et photographe, auteur de photomontages.

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[ru] Щука, Мечислав

Мечислав Щука (польск. Mieczysław Szczuka; 19 октября, 1898, Варшава — 13 августа, 1927, Татры) — польский художник-авангардист, представитель польского конструктивизма и так называемого производственного искусства, альпинист, занимался альпинизмом в 1923—1927 годах, погиб в результате несчастного случая в Татрах.

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