Helena Unierzyska
Helena Matejko Unierzyski (1867–1932) - Polish painter and sculptor, daughter of Jan Matejko and Teodora Giebułtowka.
Biography
During her infancy she lived with her parents in Krzesławice and Cracow. She was very sickly when she was a child. On 24 June 1891 she married a painter Józef Unierzyski. After their wedding they went to Boleń - a village near Kraków. She had no children, but she adopted few village children. Helena was a patriot and she helped victims in World War I and was awarded the Cross of Independence by president Stanisław Wojciechowski.
Sources
- Ciciora–Czwórnóg B., Jan Matejko, Kolekcja Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie, Olszanica 2005, ISBN 83-89747-16-2, ss. 5–8.
- Serafińska S., Jan Matejko. Wspomnienia rodzinne, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1958.
- Szypowska M., Jan Matejko wszystkim znany, Zarząd Krajowy Związku Młodzieży Wiejskiej, ISBN 83-00-02435-2, Warszawa 1988.
- Helena Matejko
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