Nałęczów Stanisława Strzyżyńskiego

This virtual walk follows four sculptures by Stanisław Strzyżyński (1923–2015), which have shaped the landscape of Nałęczów for decades. The recordings are narrated by his son, Zbigniew Strzyżyński, who tells the story of his father and his work. You can take the whole walk from home before visiting Nałęczów, or step by step on site by opening the page on your phone at each sculpture. The route has four stops — you'll find the exact distance and estimated walking time below the map.

Introduction

Narrated by Zbigniew Strzyżyński, the artist's son

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Hello. My name is Zbigniew Strzyżyński — I am a sculptor, painter, and also an educator, a former deputy director for artistic affairs at the State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Nałęczów.

I am also president of the Sztuka i Dom Foundation, established to commemorate the creative legacy of my father, the sculptor Stanisław Strzyżyński — a man of great merit to Nałęczów, to the Lublin region, and to Poland as a whole. Today I will tell you about him, and about several of his works found in Nałęczów.

Walk map

Click a numbered pin or an item on the list below to see a preview of the sculpture and open its recording. The map can also be used with a keyboard (Tab, Enter).

Click the map to zoom with the scroll wheel

How to use this walk

Choose a stop. On the map or the list above — click the sculpture you want to learn more about.
Listen to the story. Every page has a video or audio recording narrated by the artist's son, Zbigniew Strzyżyński.
Go for a walk. Open this page on your phone and use it on site, moving from one sculpture to the next at your own pace.

Stanisław Strzyżyński (1923–2015)

Portrait of Stanisław Strzyżyński among his sculptures

Youth and education

Stanisław Strzyżyński was born on 3 April 1923 in Kaliska (Greater Poland Voivodeship). He studied at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań, in the Sculpture Department, in the studio of Prof. Bazyli Wojtowicz. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1955, in the studio of Prof. Marian Wnuk.

Nałęczów

He moved to Nałęczów in 1953. For thirty years, from 1953 to 1983, he taught at the State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Nałęczów. He belonged to the Union of Polish Visual Artists from 1951, and in 1957–1974 he co-founded the Nałęczów Group.

Body of work

The artist's body of work includes over a dozen monuments, around a hundred portrait sculptures, monumental sculptures, several dozen medals, and paintings.

Beyond Nałęczów

Beyond Nałęczów, Strzyżyński created, among other works, the twenty-three-metre Monument to the Heroic Airmen of the Dęblin Eaglets' School in Dęblin (1966), as well as monuments in Rąblów, Kock, Zbędowice and Puławy, and the Maria Cunitz bench in Świdnica. In 1967, together with Juliusz Kłeczek, he won first prize in the competition for the Monument to the Struggle and Martyrdom at Majdanek — however, the project awarded third prize was selected for execution. He was decorated with, among others, the Gold Cross of Merit. He often worked together with his sons — Leszek and Zbigniew. He died on 16 March 2015 in Nałęczów.