Barbara Ursula Lazo-Witulska
Art historian
Born Aug. 23, 1944, Zakopane, Poland; came to U.S., 1958; daughter of Jozef and Zofia (Starzynska); married Domingo Fernando Lazo - Flores; children: Urszula, Rossana.
Education: G. Washington University, Washington (DC).
Career: librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, 1968-70; director, Old Warsaw Galleries, Alexandria (VA), 1971 -; appraiser, Special Gift Section, White House, Washington, 1975-91.
Author: chief, restoration historic townhouse, Alexandria, 1982-91; lecturer, Old Warsaw Galleries, 1971-91, Library of Congress, 1979, Department of State, 1986.
Member of: Alexandria Historical Foundation; National Association of Professional Antique and Art Appraisers; Polish Arts Society (board member, 1984, 1986), Washington; participant, Baltimore Polish Festival (MD), 1979-88.
Honors: award for professional historical restoration project, Alexandria Historical Foundation; Woman of the Year (for distinguished service and leadership among Polish - American women in Polonia), Perspectives, American Council of Polish Culture (A.C.P.C.), 1979.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, Russian, Spanish, English.
Hobbies: raising Polish Arabian horses, English gardening, travel.
Office: Old Warsaw Galleries, 319 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996