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Thursday 5th June, 18:00-19:30<\/strong>, Foyle Suite, the British Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A panel discussion with\u00a0Dr Alison Smith<\/strong>, Co-Curator of\u00a0Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski: Portraits<\/em>\u00a0(National Portrait Gallery), and Co-Curators of\u00a0Young Poland<\/em>\u00a0(William Morris Gallery),\u00a0Roisin Inglesby<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Dr Julia Griffin<\/strong>, moderated by\u00a0Dr Olga Topol<\/strong>, Curator, Slavonic and East European Collections, British Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around the time of his death, the British press compared Wyspia\u0144ski to design reformer William Morris. A true polymath, Wyspia\u0144ski was an artist, designer, interior decorator, craftsman, and national bard who worked across many disciplines. In literature, he wrote and directed plays, designing their sets and costumes. He created stained-glass windows, furniture, textiles, wall paintings, and book layouts. He was also a skilled portraitist and landscape artist, sculptor, architect, and urban planner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyspia\u0144ski\u2019s wide-ranging knowledge extended to classical studies, art history, botany, and medieval architecture. He also served as a city councillor, reformer, and teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krak\u00f3w. As a co-founder of the \u2018Sztuka\u2019 (Art) Society of Polish Artists and the Polish Applied Arts Society, he played a key role in shaping Polish visual arts during a critical period in the country\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This discussion will explore Wyspia\u0144ski\u2019s extraordinary life and achievements, while revealing unexpected parallels with William Morris \u2013 particularly in their shared ideal of the Book Beautiful<\/em> and in their belief in the unification of art, craft, and social purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event coincides with the National Portrait Gallery\u2019s current exhibition\u00a0Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski: Portraits<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>(co-curated by Dr Alison Smith, Director of Collections and Research at the Wallace Collection, and Professor Andrzej Szczerski, Director of the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w). The display, co-organised by the NPG, the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w and Polish Cultural Institute, co-finance by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, runs until 13 July 2025 in Room 14, Floor 3. Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Tickets for the 5th June Panel Discussion at the British Library here (Tickets \u00a310<\/strong>, concessions available): <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski: \u2018a kind of Polish William Morris, to whom no form of art came amiss\u2019 | British Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Alison Smith<\/strong> is Director of Collections and Research at the Wallace Collection, London, and formerly Chief Curator at the National Portrait Gallery. She is co-curator and editor of Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski: Portraits<\/em> (National Portrait Gallery, 2025). Previously published works include: Edward Burne-Jones<\/em> (Tate Publishing, 2018), Reflections: Van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites<\/em> (Yale University Press, 2017), Symbolist Art in Poland<\/em> (Tate Publishing, 2009).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Julia Griffin<\/strong> is an art historian and curator with a dual research specialism in British and Polish art. She is co-editor of Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski: Portraits<\/em> (National Portrait Gallery, 2025). She co-curated and co-edited Young Poland:The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890\u20131918<\/em> (Lund Humphries, 2020; William Morris Gallery 2021-2022). She has held curatorial appointments at the Guildhall Art Gallery and Watts Gallery, and completed her PhD in Rossetti, Morris and Kelmscott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roisin Inglesby<\/strong> is Curator at the William Morris Gallery. She co-curated Young Poland: The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890\u20131918<\/em> (William Morris Gallery 2021-2022). She was previously Assistant Curator of Designs at the V&A, Curator of Architectural Drawings for Historic Royal Palaces and Curatorial Assistant at Tokyo Teien Metropolitan Art Museum. Her work focuses on Morris\u2019s international connections, with exhibitions including Pioneers: William Morris and the Bauhaus<\/em> (2019) and Mingei: Art Without Heroes<\/em> (Yale University Press, 2024).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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A true polymath, Wyspia\u0144ski was an artist, designer, interior decorator, craftsman, and national bard who worked across many disciplines. In literature, he wrote and directed plays, designing their sets and costumes. He created stained-glass windows, furniture, textiles, wall paintings, and book layouts. He was also a skilled portraitist and landscape artist, sculptor, architect, and urban planner.\nWyspia\u0144ski\u2019s wide-ranging knowledge extended to classical studies, art history, botany, and medieval architecture. He also served as a city councillor, reformer, and teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krak\u00f3w. As a co-founder of the \u2018Sztuka\u2019 (Art) Society of Polish Artists and the Polish Applied Arts Society, he played a key role in shaping Polish visual arts during a critical period in the country\u2019s history.\nThis discussion will explore Wyspia\u0144ski\u2019s extraordinary life and achievements, while revealing unexpected parallels with William Morris \u2013 particularly in their shared ideal of the Book Beautiful and in their belief in the unification of art, craft, and social purpose.\nThis event coincides with the National Portrait Gallery\u2019s current exhibition\u00a0Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski: Portraits\u00a0(co-curated by Dr Alison Smith, Director of Collections and Research at the Wallace Collection, and Professor Andrzej Szczerski, Director of the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w). The display, co-organised by the NPG, the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w and Polish Cultural Institute, co-finance by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, runs until 13 July 2025 in Room 14, Floor 3. Admission is free.\nBook Tickets for the 5th June Panel Discussion at the British Library here (Tickets \u00a310, concessions available): \nStanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski: \u2018a kind of Polish William Morris, to whom no form of art came amiss\u2019 | British Library\nSpeakers:\nDr Alison Smith is Director of Collections and Research at the Wallace Collection, London, and formerly Chief Curator at the National Portrait Gallery. She is co-curator and editor of Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski: Portraits (National Portrait Gallery, 2025). Previously published works include: Edward Burne-Jones (Tate Publishing, 2018), Reflections: Van Eyck and the Pre-Raphaelites (Yale University Press, 2017), Symbolist Art in Poland (Tate Publishing, 2009).\nDr Julia Griffin is an art historian and curator with a dual research specialism in British and Polish art. She is co-editor of Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski: Portraits (National Portrait Gallery, 2025). She co-curated and co-edited Young Poland:The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890\u20131918 (Lund Humphries, 2020; William Morris Gallery 2021-2022). She has held curatorial appointments at the Guildhall Art Gallery and Watts Gallery, and completed her PhD in Rossetti, Morris and Kelmscott.\nRoisin Inglesby is Curator at the William Morris Gallery. She co-curated Young Poland: The Polish Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890\u20131918 (William Morris Gallery 2021-2022). She was previously Assistant Curator of Designs at the V&A, Curator of Architectural Drawings for Historic Royal Palaces and Curatorial Assistant at Tokyo Teien Metropolitan Art Museum. Her work focuses on Morris\u2019s international connections, with exhibitions including Pioneers: William Morris and the Bauhaus (2019) and Mingei: Art Without Heroes (Yale University Press, 2024)."},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pl-PL","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2025\/05\/19\/panel-discussion-stanislaw-wyspianski-a-kind-of-polish-william-morris-to-whom-no-form-of-art-came-amiss-the-british-library\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/05\/Wyspianski-do-panelu.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/05\/Wyspianski-do-panelu.jpg","width":759,"height":391},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2025\/05\/19\/panel-discussion-stanislaw-wyspianski-a-kind-of-polish-william-morris-to-whom-no-form-of-art-came-amiss-the-british-library\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Panel Discussion @ The British Library – 'Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski, a kind of Polish William Morris, to whom no form of art came amiss’"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#website","url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/","name":"Instytut Polski w Londynie","description":"Instytuty Polskie","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"pl-PL"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/650660f82290e905505348ef8ca79a33","name":"konopkab","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pl-PL","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fb1006bc5b4ae26fa605cdf675d5e97c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fb1006bc5b4ae26fa605cdf675d5e97c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"konopkab"},"url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/author\/konopkab\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10539"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10545,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10539\/revisions\/10545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}