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Tadeusz Kantor
Tadeusz Kantor (1915 - 1990) was an Polish painter and theatre director.
Professor at Kraków’s Academy of Fine Arts, a director of experimental theatre in Kraków in the years 1942-1944. After the war he set up his own avant-garde theatre, Cricot 2, where, amongst others, the works of Witkacy were presented:
- The Cuttlefish
- The Hyrcanian World View
- In the Small Mansion
- The Madman and the Nun
- The Water Hen
His most important works are:
- Death of a class (1975)
- Wielopole, wielopole (1980)
- You will never return here (1985)
His best known paintings are:
- Man with Umbrella (1949)
- the Industrial bags series (1964)
- Emballage (1964 - 1975)
- the Nothing any more series (1986 - 1990)
- September Defeat (1990)
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