Meeting with Kazimierz Wiśniak promoting the book Strofy o Wiśniaku; Opening of the Artist's Exhibition

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On Tuesday, February 3, at 6:00 PM

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Antykwariat Abecadło Pod Aniołem (former pharmacy), ul. Kościuszki 18, Kraków.

There will be a meeting with Kazimierz Wiśniak promoting the book "Strofy o Wiśniaku. Anthology of poems dedicated to Kazimierz Wiśniak."

Program:

• Host: Dr. Jerzy Duda, Grand Master of the Knights’ Bibliophilic Order in Kraków.
• The poems will be presented by their authors.
• Opening of the exhibition "Wiśniak in the Antiquarian Bookshop" from the collection of Hieronim Sieński.
• Presentation of a new figurine of Kazimierz Wiśniak made by Marzena Dłużniewska for the Literary Nativity Scene at Antykwariat Abecadło.

Kazimierz Wiśniak was born on December 11, 1931, in Łódź. He is a stage designer, costume designer, painter, draftsman and graphic artist. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in the faculties of interior architecture and scenography. He debuted in 1956 as an illustrator, cooperating with the weekly "Przekrój." He was one of the founders of the Piwnica pod Baranami cabaret; among his works is the large fresco on the wall of Piwnica. He is also a long-time resident and promoter of Lanckorona and Półwsie Zwierzynieckie and Salwator (District VII Zwierzyniec, Kraków).

Antykwariat Abecadło is a beneficiary of the Book Institute program "Certificate for small bookstores."