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Wanda Pleszczyńska

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Wanda Pleszczyńska
Born(1903-05-20)20 May 1903
Lublin, Poland
Died17 December 1943(1943-12-17) (aged 40)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
OccupationPainter

Wanda Pleszczyńska (20 May 1903 – 17 December 1943) was a Polish painter. Her work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] She was killed in Pawiak prison by the Germans in World War II, after becoming a member of the Polish resistance.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Wanda Pleszczyńska". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2020.