Alexandra wejchert biography
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Alexandra Wejchert
Polish-Irish sculptor
Alexandra Wejchert | |
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| Born | 16 October 1921 Kraków, Poland |
| Died | 24 October 1995(1995-10-24) (aged 74) Tivoli Road, Dún Laoghaire, Ireland |
| Nationality | Polish, Irish |
| Known for | sculpture |
Alexandra Wejchert (16 October 1921 – 24 October 1995) was a Polish-Irish sculptor,[1] known for her use of perspex (plexiglass), stainless steel, bronze and neon colours.[2]
Early life
[edit]Alexandra Wejchert was born in Kraków, Poland on 16 October 1921. Her father was Tedeusz Wejchert, who ran a shipping business out of Gdansk. She entered University of Warsaw to study architecture in 1939, and while there witnessed the German invasion of Poland during World War II. Having graduated in 1949, she worked as a town planner and architect in Warsaw, where she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 1956 with a degree before moving to Italy.[1]
Career
[edit]Wejchert held her first
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Era
Modern (Post-1922)Floruit Lower1921
Floruit Upper1995
- ContributorDictionary of Irish Biography
| Gender: | Female |
| Floruit Lower: | 16-10-1921 |
| Floruit Upper: | 24-10-1995 |
| Birth Date: | 16-10-1921 |
| Death Date: | 24-10-1995 |
| Place of Birth: | Poland |
| Place of Death: | Dublin , Ireland , Dún Laoghaire |
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Selected Group Exhibitions
Alexandra Wejchert was a Polish painter who was born in 1921.