Powązki Cemetery, also known as Stare Powązki, is a historic necropolis located in Wola district, in the western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city and one of the oldest, having been established in 1790. It is the burial place of many illustrious individuals from Polish history. Some are interred along the "Avenue of the Distinguished" – Aleja Zasłużonych, created in 1925. It is estimated that over one million people are buried at Powązki.
Stanisław Witkiewicz was a Polish painter of Lithuanian origin, art theoretician, and amateur architect, known for his creation of "Zakopane Style".
Young Poland was a modernist period in Polish visual arts, literature and music, covering roughly the years between 1890 and 1918. It was a result of strong aesthetic opposition to the earlier ideas of Positivism. Young Poland promoted trends of decadence, neo-romanticism, symbolism, Impressionism.
Grzegorz Fitelberg was a Polish conductor, violinist and composer. He was a member of the Young Poland group, together with artists such as Karol Szymanowski, Ludomir Różycki and Mieczysław Karłowicz.
The Cross of Merit is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state.
Władysław Hasior was one of the leading Polish contemporary sculptors connected with the Podhale region. He was also a painter and theatre set designer.
Gerard Ciołek was a Polish architect, as well as a leading historian of parks and gardens.
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw is a public university of visual arts and applied arts located in the Polish capital. The Academy traces its history back to the Department of Arts founded at the Warsaw University in the Duchy of Warsaw in 1812. As a separate institution it was founded in 1844 in Congress Poland. In an upgrade in 1904 it was named the Warsaw School of Fine Arts; and in 1932 it received recognition as an Academy. At first the institute did not have its own building and classes were held in several locations around the city. Following an architectural competition a design by Alfons Gravier was chosen and construction began in 1911. The building was completed by the outbreak of the First World War.
Władysław Skoczylas was a Polish watercolorist, woodcutter, sculptor and art teacher.
Wydawnictwo Literackie is a Kraków-based Polish publishing house, which has been referred to as one of Poland's "most respected".
Konstanty Laszczka was a Polish sculptor, painter, graphic artist, as well as professor and rector of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Laszczka became the Rector of the Academy in 1911; however, for family reason, he resigned from this function in 1912.
Sabała or Sablik was a Goral amateur musician, storyteller and folk singer active in or around the Tatra Mountains. A friend to many renowned Polish artists of the late 19th century, he is featured in numerous Polish works of art of the epoch.
Bogusław Bachorczyk is a Polish painter, draftsman and sculptor.
Parys Filippi was a Polish sculptor. His father was an Italian sculptor and stuccoist named Paolo Filippi.
Witold Stanisław Kazimierz Bełza (1886–1955) was a Polish librarian, writer, publicist and cultural activist. He was the director of the Provincial and Municipal Public Library of Bydgoszcz from 1920 to 1939 and from 1945 to 1952.
Stanisław Horno-Popławski (1902-1997) was a Russian-Polish painter, sculptor and pedagogue.
Karol Antoni Maszkowski, later known as Karol Zyndram Maszkowski was a Polish painter, poster designer, and stained glass artist.
Urszula Kenar is a Polish theatrical set designer.
Stanisław Sheybal was a Polish photographer. He was a member of the Polish Photoclub. an animator and creator of artistic and photographic activities in Kremenets and member of the Union of Polish Art Photographers.
