11 Facts About Hilary Krzysztofiak

Hilary Krzysztofiak's mother was killed by the Germans in 1942 at Auschwitz concentration camp during the German occupation of Poland.

Hilary Krzysztofiak proposed three works and one was accepted: "Still Life", later known as "The Jaw".

In 1957, Hilary Krzysztofiak made a design for the Station of the Passion for the church in Nowa Huta but it was never realized.

Hilary Krzysztofiak designed decorations for three one-act plays directed by Krystyna Meissner within her director's workshop; the first night was 21 June 1961, in Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw.

In September 1963, Hilary Krzysztofiak took part in the First International Koszalin Open Air Workshop organized in Poland for the first time.

In May 1968, Hilary Krzysztofiak went to the Netherlands to prepare an exhibition in Galerie De Graaf in Schiedam where he presented unknown pictures sent from Poland by his wife.

In 1969, Hilary Krzysztofiak exhibited his paintings and worked as a stage designer; among others he made decorations for Mrozek's play The Turkey which had its first night on 10 May 1969 in the theatre in Dusseldorf.

In spring 1971, Hilary Krzysztofiak went for the first time to the United States where he applied for American citizenship, which he was granted in 1977.

Hilary Krzysztofiak took part in many collective exhibitions and had several individual ones.

Hilary Krzysztofiak died suddenly in 1979, in Falls Church near Washington when he was 53.

Hilary Krzysztofiak's paintings are in museums and private collections in Europe and in the USA.