THE MANUSCRIPT LEGACY OF ZOFIA STRYJEŃSKA (1891–1976) IN THE JAGIELLONIAN LIBRARY
THE MANUSCRIPT LEGACY OF ZOFIA STRYJEŃSKA (1891–1976) IN THE JAGIELLONIAN LIBRARY

Summary/Abstract: Zofia Stryjeńska was one of the most famous Polish Art Déco painters. Known mainly for her work in the applied arts, she was very popular in Poland before World War II. In 1945, she left her homeland to live abroad. It was only in 2014 that some of her manuscripts – which had been preserved by Stryjeńska’s closest family in Switzerland – were donated to the Jagiellonian Library. This donation consists of 57 units (BJ, MSS Przyb. 108–164/15) and includes Stryjeńska’s personal papers, her memoirs, fragments of her various works (inter alia, her sketchbook, the manuscript of a scenario for the ballet Korowaj and sketches of the costumes for that ballet), her correspondence, press cuttings (mainly reviews and reproductions of Stryjeńska’s works) and family notes and documents. The legacy of Zofia Stryjeńska was displayed at an exhibition entitled Stryjeńska. A Portrait Made of Words which was held at the Jagiellonian Library from 19th November to 18th December 2015. Stryjeńska’s nephew and her other heirs subsequently donated further items to the Library, which enriched the collection (shelfmarks: MSS Przyb. 217/05, 34–36/16, 39/16).

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