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Wiktor Szostalo is a Polish sculptor with studios in both Poland and the United States.〔http://www.wsart.com/artist/artist.html〕 He works in a variety of media, most notably welded stainless steel, wood, and bronze. ==Early life== Born 22 August 1952 in Pasvalys, Lithuanian SSR, (Lithuania), in 1958 he moved with his parents and younger brother Józef to Kołobrzeg, Poland. From 1972-1978 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, graduating with an MFA in painting and sculpture. Szostalo was one of the founders of the Solidarity movement in Kolobrzeg and in March 1981 was elected the first Chairman of the Regional Board of "Solidarity" in Koszalin, which he represented in the 38-person National Committee headed by Lech Wałęsa. He was jailed for five months after the communist regime's crackdown on "Solidarity" in December 1981. He left Poland in 1982 for the US, where he was granted political asylum. In 1990, he became a US citizen. He currently lives and works in both St. Louis, MO and Kołobrzeg, Poland 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wiktor Szostalo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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