| „Mary was going to the water-mill with the wheat" - Polish folk song recorded in early 1930s for Polish Columbia. Paintings: Zofia Stryjeńska; internet, public domain. Zofia Stryjeńska [1891-1976] - a Polish art deco painter, illustrator, graphic and stage designer. One of the most famous artists of pre-war Poland. Main themes in her art were: Slavic mythology, Polish folk and history. In post-war communist times - nearly totally forgotten. Nowadays, on the wave of nostalgia, her legacy is again drawing great interest. On May 15th, 2009 there was opened a big exhibition of Stryjeńska's works at the National Museum, Warsaw, Poland, embracing also never presented earlier paintings from private and the artist's family collections. Sound transfer from the original 78rpm schellac without any modification. |
