St. Calasanctius Mural
E. H. Butler Library, Buffalo State College,
1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Josef Slawinski
Artworks
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1967 |
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Artist: |
Josef Slawinski (Photos) |
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Sgraffito |
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Graycliff |
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2008 location: |
Elmwood Museum District |
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Distinction: |
The size and four color sgraffito |
Sgraffito: A type of decoration executed by covering a surface, as of plaster or enamel, of one color, with a thin coat of a similar material of another color, and then scratching or scoring through the outer coat to show the color beneath.
Slawinski extended the technique to four layers of cement, each in a different color.
This mural was commissioned by the Piarist priests at Graycliff.
For much more information (and photographs), see Josef Slawinski Artworks.
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St. Joseph Calasanctius before a panoramic view of Rome; surrounding him are the children he sought to educate |
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Four layers of cement, each in a different color: black, red, off-white and yellow |
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Graycliff, 2002 |
See also:
- St. Calasanctius Mural at Graycliff: Saving Slawinski's Sgraffito From Destruction Polish Arts Club of Buffalo website
- Mural moves from Graycliff to Buffalo State November 4, 2005 Business First of Buffalo article
- Piarist Church, Cracow, Poland The St. Calasanctius Mural on this page was commissioned in 1967 by the Piarist Fathers at Graycliff
- 4 links to St. Calasanctius in European art
