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New exhibition opens up on the life and work of “one-man army” artist Artur Szyk: the man who infuriated Hitler

Artur Szyk: won fame as an illustrator and political artist. The Arthur Szyk Society, Burlingame, CA (www.szyk.org), CC BY-SA 4.0

The exhibition explores the life of the illustrator and political artist, whose career covered almost 50 turbulent years.

Józef Wilkoń at 90: the prolific artist that transformed Polish illustrative art

Celebrating his birthday today, the artist is credited with illustrating over 200 books for kids and adults, with his wider portfolio also including experimental paintings and sculptures.

Artist ‘hits the Marc’ with stunning illustrative designs for the Marc Jacobs international fashion brand

Discovered on Instagram by Marc Jacobs, Karolina Pawelczyk’s work is fast going global

Bank note designer passes away after life of notable achievement

He illustrated books and stamps but Andrzej Heidrich will be best remembered for designing the current bank notes.

The World Is Not Enough: The street artist who created his own country – and now everyone wants to live there

For Dawid Majgat, Warsaw was just the first step in a journey that has since taken his Republic ¥ across the planet. TFN’s Alex Webber caught up with the Renegade Street Art Ambassador for the country.

Top 5 articles:

Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
HERO! Polish chef tackles London Bridge terrorist with 1.5-metre narwhal tusk
Old black and white photos of Warsaw Uprising brought to life in incredible colour
Miracle-worker surgeon becomes first Pole in history awarded prestigious fellowship

Art & Culture

Race is on to save war hero’s artwork from destruction as demolishers move in

Tadeusz Adam Zieliński’s works can be found in churches, courts, banks and public buildings from Jerusalem, Fatima and Tiberius to London, Norwich and Lourdes. Now his relief in a London court building which is set to be torn down is under threat.

The first report:

Retail sales up 3.4 pct y/y in January - stats office
Polish HICP inflation up by 3.8 pct y/y in January - Eurostat
Poland seeks millions of euros in EU gas infrastructure funding
Fewer Poles migrating to Sweden - Swedish stats office
Polish PM attends key EU budget summit in Brussels

'My mum was kidnapped by Hitler's SS!'

During WW II, the Germans kidnapped up to 200,000 ‘racially suitable’ Polish children for adoption by senior Nazis. In a harrowing, exclusive interview, TFN speaks to the son of one of the ‘Lebensborn’. What makes his story unusual though, is that with no real family of her own in Poland, Dariusz Dziekan’s mother quickly got back in contact with her German adopted mother after the war and Dziekan grew up knowing this woman simply as Grandma.

Dan Session
Sad but beautiful! Why are Polish christmas carols so miserable?

Why So Serious?
A chance encounter on the remote Faroe Islands leads to a meeting with a remarkable Polish woman.

Events

19/12 - 08/03 Blockbuster! Lego Notre Dame smashes world record
09/01 - 29/03 Exhibition of impressionist prints opens in Poznan
21/01 - 27/02 Exhibition honouring Polish WWII courier opens in Rome
21/04 March of the Living to be held on April 21
19/05 - 23/05 Canadian music event an opportunity to strengthen relations - ambassador

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