Mieczysław Szczuka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mieczysław Szczuka

Polish artist and mountain climber

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1898

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 13-Aug-1927

Profession: photographer, painter, sculptor

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mieczyslaw Szczuka (October 19, 1898 – August 13, 1927) was a Polish avant-garde artist and mountaineer.
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 Milosz Kotarbinski.
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 Mieczyslaw 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 Zamarla Turnia in the Tatra Mountains with some novice climber.



Alternative names	Mieczyslaw Szczuka
Description	Polish painter, sculptor and photographer
Date of birth/death	19 October 1898	13 August 1927
Location of birth/death	Warsaw	Tatra mountains
Authority control	: Q3074331 VIAF: 65493228 ISNI: 0000 0001 0981 3452 ULAN: 500061899 LCCN: n86112991 GND: 1033347531 WorldCat