Henryk LULA (b. 1930), *Baniaczek*, 2003

clay, glaze; 11.5 x 15.5 cm
engraved on the bottom: H.LULA / 2003

Henryk Lula (b. 1930)—from 1950 to 1956, he studied at the Sculpture Department of the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. After graduation, he spent several years participating in the restoration of sculptural and ceramic monuments in Gdańsk’s Main Town. In 1992, he was commissioned to create replicas of damaged and lost tiles for the Renaissance stove at Artus Court. Among the artist’s major works is a ceramic bas-relief at the Ministry of Justice’s vacation home in Lisie Jar near Jastrzębia Góra. From 1977 to 1997, he served as head of the Ceramics Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. (Zachęta National Art Gallery)