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Beata Szpura

Illustrator

Born Jun. 21, 1961, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1980; daughter of Stefan and Bogumila (Grodzicka); married John Kaladar; child: Ulysses.

Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Parsons School of Design, New York City, 1985.

Career: Illustrator for i.a.: The New York Times, Washington Post, Adweek, McCall's, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, The Wall Street Journal, Macmillan Publishing, Microsoft Company; teacher, Parsons School of Design.

Author: 2 Christmas cards published by the Museum of Modern Art.

Languages: Polish, English, Russian, German, French.

Home: 48-02 69th Street, Woodside, NY 11377.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.

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