The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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1890 Kielce, Poland - 1959 New York City. Known for: Western and Arab genre, illustrator.
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the... Read full biography
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the Salon de Paris and Champs Des Elysses. He graduated from the French Military Academy in Fontainebleau,... Read full biography
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the Salon de Paris and Champs Des Elysses. He graduated from the French Military Academy in Fontainebleau, and then served in the French artillery during the World War I, earning a Cross of Merit and the French "Nationality Citizenship" and a special assistance from the French Government to visit French... Read full biography
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the Salon de Paris and Champs Des Elysses. He graduated from the French Military Academy in Fontainebleau, and then served in the French artillery during the World War I, earning a Cross of Merit and the French "Nationality Citizenship" and a special assistance from the French Government to visit French colonies in Northern Africa. From these annual journeys, Adam Styka developed a special interest in Middle-Eastern and Oriental themes and devoted his art career to these subjects. He also does paintings of the American Wild West. The last year of his... Read full biography
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the Salon de Paris and Champs Des Elysses. He graduated from the French Military Academy in Fontainebleau, and then served in the French artillery during the World War I, earning a Cross of Merit and the French "Nationality Citizenship" and a special assistance from the French Government to visit French colonies in Northern Africa. From these annual journeys, Adam Styka developed a special interest in Middle-Eastern and Oriental themes and devoted his art career to these subjects. He also does paintings of the American Wild West. The last year of his life, 1959, he worked on religious paintings, "The Assumption of Virgin Mary" and "The Ascension of Jesus". Adam Styka died on 23... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesMaster Pieces The Art History of Jigsaw Puzzles
1998McCann, Chris (Author); Louis Darling (Illustrator)223 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesThe Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976Samuels, Peggy and Harold549 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages