Paul Martin Raczka
Art broker, art appraiser
Born Dec. 29, 1942, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; son of Eugene and Irene (Jablonski); children: Jennifer, Denise.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1971; art gallery management, School of Fine Arts, Banff (Canada), 1974.
Career: art broker, appraiser, Pawel Raczka Galleries, Sun Valley (ID), 1969 -; sessional instructor, University of of Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada), 1976-77; visiting curator, C. M. Russell Museum, Great Falls (MT), 1986, Sun Valley Center for Arts & Humanities, 1990; consultant, Peigan Indian Tribe, Brocket, (Canada), 1986.
Author: Wintercount: A History of the Blackfoot Indians, 1979; Cultural Impact of the Peigan Reservation and Portraits of the Races, 1986; over 30 scholarly articles.
Member of: International Society of Appraisers; Native Art Studies Association of Canada; Native American Art Studies Association; Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association; board member, Sun Valley Center for the Arts & Humanities; State House History Murals Committee, Idaho Commission on the Arts, Boise, 1990-91.
Served with: U.S. Army Special Forces, 1963-66.
Language: English.
Hobbies: cross-country skiing, mountain biking.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.