Jerzy Bandura studied from 1934-39 at the Academy of Arts in Kraków. At this academy he was an assistant professor and lecturer, and was appointed professor and deputy rector in 1958. He worked in multiple media, including sculptures, monuments, medals, woodcuts, glass art, mosaics, but also furniture. He also created sports sculptures and others for churches, but was primarily known for his monuments (including monument of Nazi victims in Skalbmierz) and monumental sculptures. His woodcuts and poster designs show traces of expressionism. Bandura was a founding member of the Krakow group of artists 9 Grafików, which was active from 1947-1960. At the 1948 Olympic art competition he received an Honorable Mention for his sculpture Crawl. In the internal Polish qualification, it won the first prize. Today, the bronze sculpture on a white base stands in front of the Olympic Center in the Warszawa district of Żoliborz.
Poland