Józef Kulkowski was polish sculptor ,painter and graphic. In 1932 ,he won a gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics for his sculpture for sculpture “Wieńczenie zawodnika (Sport Sculpture II )” and four years later in Berlin he won a silver medal for his “bas-relief Footballers” Culture.pl (2025).
The sculpture depicts a model ,athlete in standing pose, without t-shirt that’s mean chest without clothes. Figure just have a shorts. Mondeo have something on his head its might be a crown and behind him is probably lady who putting the crown on his head. On the left side of sculpture is something like “Egyptian painting in pyramid” its looks like another athlete in 2D. The author of the sculpture wants to emphasise muscles and good shape that’s also mean the man might be strong.
Józef Klukowski next to the monument, 1931 (photo NAC)
As Olympedia state “ In 1938 polish ski jumper Stanisław Marusarz received this sculpture he also was named Poland’s Sportsman of the Year. His father save the trophy during World War II, and it was re-discovered in 2000-2001 at an exhibition in the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw, where his trophies were presented.”
The award received by tennis player Jadwiga Jędrzejowska – Józef Klukowski's sculpture "Wieńczenie zawodnika", 1938, photo: audiovis.nac.gov.pl (NAC)
Another interesting sculpture depict a head of Józef Piłsudzki polish hero the leader who fight for independent. He lead polish army to victory over the Red Army in 1920. He saved Europe from expansion of Russian.
Sculpture by sculptor and painter Józef Klukowski presenting the head of Józef Piłsudski, 1931, Paris, photo: audiovis.nac.gov.pl (NAC)
The sculpture showing respect Józefa Klukowskiego to Józef Piłsudzki. The artist focused his attention on details, the face looks very seriously. His moustache ,eyes ,nose and eyebrows are catching eye. I’m not sure what material it is but looks like stone propably is hard.
The third sculpture depicts a man in running pose his hold in his hand caduceus and other his holding in the air. The sculpture looks like made in stone too but im not sure, material looks hard. The artist isn’t focus on face as before with Józef Piłsudzki face. Here face looks like random person.
One of two competition sculpture projects by Józef Klukowski, which was to decorate the eastern marquee of the Main Railway Station in Warsaw. These projects received the 1st and 2nd prize (photo NAC)
Another amazing fact about Klukowski is that he was a part of Uprising Warsaw, as olimpics.com state “… He took part in the Warszawa Uprising in 1944 and was killed on a transport from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp while being moved to Bergen-Belsen “.
Uprising Warsaw is ery important for Poland. Every year first of September in “hour zero” that mean at 17:00 many of polish people standing in one minute of silence/quiet and said “Honor and glory to the heroes!” 17:00 it was time when the action was started and people including young kids started fighting for Poland.
Reference:
“Józef Klukowski – Prace [Galeria].” Culture.pl, 2025, culture.pl/pl/galeria/jozef-klukowski-prace-galeria. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
“Olympedia – Józef Klukowski.” Olympedia.org, 2023, www.olympedia.org/athletes/921200. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
IOC. “Józef Klukowski.” Olympics.com, 2025, www.olympics.com/en/athletes/jozef-klukowski-1. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
Interesting choice of artist for this post, well done.
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