Styka, Tade
Artist painter. Born in Kielce, Poland, April 13, 1889. Son of Jan Styka. Has spent most of his time in America since 1921. Is acknowledged as one of the foremost portrait painters of the time. Exhibited his portraits at the French Salon, Paris at the age of 14 and was accorded a medal for his excellent work. Has made portraits of Ignace Paderewski, Marshall Foch and General Weygand, General Haller, Colonel and Mrs. House, W. R. Hearst, Pola Negri, Caruso, Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt, Princess Marie Jose, Senator W. A. Clark and family, Prince and Princess Czartoryski, Duce and Duchess de Nemour, Marion Davies, and many others. Residence: 36 Central Park So., New York, N. Y.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943
Styka, Tade -- artistTade Styka (1889 - 1958) was born in Kielce, Poland, the eldest of two sons of noted Polish artist, Jan Styka. Tade studied art in his father's studio in Paris and eventually won a reputation in portrait painting. Among his subjects were Maurice Maeterlinck, Enrico Caruso and President Harry S. Truman. As a portrait artist, Tade Styka possessed the extraordinary gift of instilling life to a cold canvas. His masterful portraits are not only artistically detailed but they also mirror the soul of the portrayed subject. When his father's long missing painting of "The Crucifixion" was found, it was badly stained and discolored with some 40 years of dust and grime. Tade was commissioned to assist with the restoration of the largest framed painting in the world.
From: Wally West