Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Polish: [staˈɲiswaf iɡˈnatsɨ
vʲitˈkʲɛvʲitÊ‚]; 24 February 1885 â€" 18 September 1939),
commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher,
theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer active before World
War I and during the interwar period.Born in Warsaw, Stanisław Ignacy
Witkiewicz was a son of the painter, architect and an art critic
Stanisław Witkiewicz. His mother was Maria Pietrzkiewicz
Witkiewiczowa. Both of his parents were born in the Samogitian region
of Lithuania. His godmother was the internationally famous actress
Helena Modrzejewska.Witkiewicz was reared at the family home in
Zakopane. In accordance with his father's antipathy to the "servitude
of the school," he was home-schooled and encouraged to develop his
talents across a range of creative fields. Against his fathers wishes
he studied at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts with Józef Mehoffer
and Jan Stanisławski.[1]
vʲitˈkʲɛvʲitÊ‚]; 24 February 1885 â€" 18 September 1939),
commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher,
theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer active before World
War I and during the interwar period.Born in Warsaw, Stanisław Ignacy
Witkiewicz was a son of the painter, architect and an art critic
Stanisław Witkiewicz. His mother was Maria Pietrzkiewicz
Witkiewiczowa. Both of his parents were born in the Samogitian region
of Lithuania. His godmother was the internationally famous actress
Helena Modrzejewska.Witkiewicz was reared at the family home in
Zakopane. In accordance with his father's antipathy to the "servitude
of the school," he was home-schooled and encouraged to develop his
talents across a range of creative fields. Against his fathers wishes
he studied at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts with Józef Mehoffer
and Jan Stanisławski.[1]
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