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Maria Joanna Poprzęcka

マリア・ヨアンナ・ポプジェンツカ

Maria Joanna Poprzęcka

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1942-10-20 (Warsaw, General Government)
Nationality
Poland
Languages
Polish
Residence History
Warsaw

Career

Occupations
art historian, historian, curator, university professor, critic
Active Years
1966-2025
Affiliations
Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, Institute of Art History, University of Warsaw
Memberships
Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (PAU)

Education

University of Warsaw
Institute of Art History / Department of Art History
Period: 1960年代
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: Poland
Later served on the faculty and as director of the Institute of Art History at the University of Warsaw.

Awards

Order of Polonia Restituta
2003
Organization: Republic of Poland
Result: 受賞
Gdynia Literary Prize
2009
Organization: Gdynia Literary Prize
Result: 受賞
Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
2012
Organization: Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
Result: 受賞
Nagroda im. Kazimierza Wyki
Organization: unknown
Result: 受賞
Nowych Książek award
Organization: unknown
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly yet essayistic voicefocus on the materiality and historicity of objects
Recurring Motifs
objects and memorymuseums and collectingcritique of modern art

Legacy

A leading Polish art historian and critic who directed the Institute of Art History at the University of Warsaw. She bridged academic scholarship and public essays, contributing to Poland's cultural historiography.

Academic Societies

  • Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (PAU)

Archives

  • Archives of the Institute of Art History, University of Warsaw
  • National Library of Poland holdings

In Popular Culture

  • Her books and essays have been featured in general media; she appears in lectures and book signings

Trivia

  • Born 20 October 1942 in Warsaw.
  • Served as director of the Institute of Art History at the University of Warsaw until 2008.
  • Has served on the jury for the Nike Award.
  • Recipient of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2003), Gdynia Literary Prize (2009), and the Gloria Artis medal (2012).
  • Interviewed in general-interest outlets such as Vogue Polska.
  • Has international authority identifiers (ISNI, VIAF, GND, etc.).