Wrocław in Wrocław Powiat, Lower Silesia, Poland — Central Europe

Eugeniusz Get Stankiewicz

Domek Miedziorytnika / The Copperplate Engraver's House

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 24, 2018

1. Eugeniusz Get Stankiewicz Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Copperplate Engraver's House

one of the two altarist houses that have survived of those once surrounding the churchyard by St Elizabeth's Church, owes its present name to the distinguished artist.

Eugeniusz Get Stankiewicz (1912-2011)

undertook the conservation of the deteriorating building in 1994 and moved his studio here. He continued to rent the house from the Council until his death for a symbolic penny per year. The outer walls feature reliefs designed by the artist after his works and plaques informing about the cultural and academic institutions, initiated and founded by Get Stankiewicz, which operated here.

Domek Miedziorytnika

jeden z dwóch pozostałych domów altarystów, jakie od XIV wieku otaczały cmentarz przy kościele św. Elżbiety, zawdzięcza swoją obecną nazwę wybitnemu wrocławskiemu artyście.

Eugeniusz Get Stankiewicz (1942-2011)

podjął się w roku 1994 rewitalizacji niszczejącego zabytku i przeniósł doń swoją pracownię miedziorytniczą,

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dzierżawiąc obiekt od miasta za opłatą jednego grosza rocznie. Na ścianach zewnętrznych znajdują się płaskorzeźby zaprojektowane przez artystę według własnych dzieł oraz plakiety informujące o mających tu swoją siedzibę instytucjach kulturalnych i naukowych, których pomysłodawcą i założycielem był Get Stankiewicz.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1994.

Location. 51° 6.674′ N, 17° 1.84′ E. Marker is in Wrocław, Dolnośląskie (Lower Silesia), in Wrocław Powiat. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Świętego Mikołaja and Odrzańska. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Świętego Mikołaja 1, Wrocław, Dolnośląskie 50-125, Poland. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Former department store and bookstore of the Priebatsch company (within shouting distance of this marker); Kamienica / An old house (within shouting distance of this marker); Natalia Gorbaniewska (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); First Post-war Esperanto Organization (about 120 meters away); Willy Cohn (about 120 meters away); Zabudowa placu Solnego / Houses on the Solny Square (Salt Market)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 24, 2018

2. Eugeniusz Get Stankiewicz Marker

The two panels are visible on the house, about head-height, on the left side.

(about 180 meters away); Dawne więzienie miejskie / Former city prison (about 180 meters away); Piwnica Świdnicka / Świdnicka Cellar (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wrocław.

Also see . . . Eugeniusz Get-Stankiewicz (Culture.pl). (Submitted on July 6, 2018.)

The Copperplate Engraver's House - looking northwest from the market square image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 24, 2018

3. The Copperplate Engraver's House - looking northwest from the market square

The Copperplate Engraver's House is the building on the left. The marker is not visible from here - one would find it by going through the gateway between the two buildings, and it would be immediately on the left (and easy to miss if not looking for it).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on July 6, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.