Adam Kossowski
Adam Kossowski | |
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Self-Portrait, 1977 | |
| Born | 5 December 1905 Nowy Sącz, Poland |
| Died | 31 March 1986 (aged 80) London, England, UK |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Education | Warsaw Technical University (architecture), Cracow Academy of Fine Arts (painting), Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (painting) |
| Known for | Painting, Murals, Ceramics, Sacred art |
| Notable work | Aylesford Priory, Aylesford; History of the Old Kent Road; The Apocalypse of St. John, St. Benet's Chaplaincy, Queen Mary, University of London |
| Patron(s) | Rev. Malachy Lynch, O.Carm. |
Adam Kossowski (5 December 1905 – 31 March 1986) was a Polish artist, born in Nowy Sącz, notable for his works for the Catholic Church in England, where he arrived in 1943 as a refugee from Soviet labour camps and was invited in 1944 to join the Guild of Catholic Artists and Craftsmen.