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Black, Francis
Sculptor. Born in Warsaw, Poland; graduated from the Art School of Decorative Wood Carving of London; also graduated from the Art Institute in Paris. His specialty is women's busts and heads; most famous
works are: "The Woman's Head," "Madonna," "Eve," and "Awakening." Sculptured the monument of Colonel E. M. House for the Paderewski Park in Warsaw, Poland. His works were at the following expositions: Paris, 1908, Geneva, Zurich, South and North Americas and in Japan. In 1929 received the third prize in a contest sponsored by the Republic of Bolivia for the monument of Simon Bolivar (154 sculptors and 20 nations participated in this contest.)

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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