Henryk Hertz Barwiński (1877 - 1970) - Józef Piłsudski, 1916
Color lithograph, 24 x 20 cm (in light passe - partout), signed on the plate p.d. "HB", frame 40 x 35 cm
Henryk Barwiński, born Henryk Teodor Hertz, alias Kirkor, Zwidlicz (born April 23, 1877 in Warsaw, died December 8, 1970 there) - Polish actor, director, illustrator. In 1904 he received a call up to the army for the Russian-Japanese front, to avoid this he moved to Krakow and continued acting there. From 1906 he simultaneously studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts under Konstanty Laszczka. In 1913 he became a member of the board of directors of the Union of Artists and Women Artists of Polish Theaters in Galicia. On August 4, 1914, in Lviv, he volunteered for the Polish Legions, and was assigned to the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 1st Brigade, initially in the 2nd Company of the 2nd Battalion, and later in the 4th Company of the 3rd Battalion. He was promoted to second lieutenant and given the position of adjutant of the 3rd Battalion. He organized the Legion theater, designed the medal honoring the name-day of Jozef Pilsudski in 1917.He refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Emperor and in the autumn of 1917 returned to Lviv, where he joined the ensemble of the local Municipal Theater.In 1920 he fought in the defense of Lviv, went to the reserves with the rank of captain. For his heroic participation in the battles he was twice awarded the Cross of Valor.
The state of preservation can be seen in the photos.
