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Konstantyn Szonk-Rusych papers

 Collection
Identifier: g-69

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs, ephemera, articles about Szonk, publications edited by Szonk, and realia.

Dates

  • undetermined

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unprocessed. Please contact the archivist (archives@ukrhec.org) for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical / Historical

Konstantyn Szonk-Rusych was a Ukrainian American enamel artist and art historian. He was born in 1915 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine (then the Russian Empire). In the late 1930s, he studied cinematography at the Kyiv Film Studio. During the Second World War, he was a displaced person and resettled in the United States in 1949. In addition to his enamel work, he collected and researched ancient Ukrainian art, and wrote and published several works on art history, as well as the art magazine "Nash Litopys".

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

Multiple languages

Abstract

Konstantyn Szonk-Rusych was a Ukrainian American artist and art historian. This collection consists of photographs, ephemera, publications, and realia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials were separated from a donation to the UHEC Patriarch Mstyslav Museum from the estate of the artist.

Author
Michael Andrec
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Ukrainian History and Education Center Archives Repository

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