"Nikifor Krynicki: 50 Water Colors” Exhibit

"Nikifor Krynicki: 50 Water Colors” Exhibit
Date and time
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM, May 06, 2016
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Description

A collection of watercolor paintings by Nikifor Krynicki (1895-1968), a naïve painter from Krynica, Poland, will be on display in Missouri State University’s Duane G. Meyer Library from Tuesday, April 14th to May 13th, 2016. Nikifor’s paintings display a wide variety of religious architecture, self-portraiture and rural scenes.

The watercolors are on loan from the Alfons Karny Collection. Alfons Karny (1901-1989), a well-known Polish sculptor and collector of Nikifor’s work, was the great uncle of Missouri State University Art & Design professor, Jacek Fraczak, the owner and coordinator for this exhibition. Before arriving in Springfield, the exhibition was shown in Buffalo, NY and Chicago, IL.

“I decided to bring the set of fifty Nikifor’s artworks for a show in Springfield in order to share its unique value with our students and the community of art lovers of south-west Missouri. (Alfons Karny) created this collection because he could recognize a great artistic value in the art of someone neglected by the society. Nikifor is presently regarded as one of the greatest naïve artists of the 20th century,” said Fraczak.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Exhibit hours

Tuesday - Saturday
noon-6:00 p.m.

 

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Admission
Open to public, current students, future students, family of students, alumni, faculty, staff, community, visitors
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