Tadeusz Andrew Lapinski
Artist, educator
Born Jun. 20, 1928, Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland; son of Tadeusz and Walentyna (Kwiatkowska); married Maria (Aust); children: Monica, Adam.
Education: Master of FineArts (M.F.A.), Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (Poland).
Career: school of art teacher, Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Poiand), 1954; teacher, High Course of Graphic Art, Porto Alegre (Brazil), 1967; artist in residence, Platt Graphic Center, New York City; instructor, 1972-1982, prof., 1982 -, University of Maryland.
Author: one person exhibition, City of Torun Museum (Poland), 1992; articles, reproductions, catalogs in over 35 books.
Member of: board directors member, American Institute of Polish Culture, Miami (FL); International Graphic Art Society, Greenwich (CT); Society of Graphic Art SAGA, New York City; Maryland Printmakers Society, Baltimore.
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi; World's Prize, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris (France), 1964; Rio Grande do Sul Museum Prize, Porto Alegre, 1967; Audubon Medal of Honor, New York City, 1972; "Lapinski Day", proclamation by Mayor, Washington (DC), 1981; Statue of Victory World's Prize, Calvatone (Italy), 1985.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish.
Hobby: piano compositions.
Home: 10413 Eastwood Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20901.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996