Zofia Kossuth-Lorecowa
Polish, 1890-1922
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Zofia Kossuth-Lorecowa was a Polish graphic artist and kilim designer.
She began her education at Cecylia Plater-Zyberk's private school in Warsaw, and then at a secondary school in Kielce, where she participated in a school strike in 1905. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and was a member of the “Strzelec” Rifle Association. In 1911, she married Zygmunt Lorec, and together with her husband, they served as tax commissioners for the Polish Military Treasury and agitated for people to join the organized rifle units. After the mobilization was announced, Zofia Kossuth-Lorecowa and her husband were assigned to the Polish Military Administration.
After the first armed units left, she and her husband served as couriers, carrying instructions from the General Command and leaflets from the Confederation of National Parties. On July 30, 1914, she volunteered for a rifle unit, but after the establishment of the Supreme National Committee, she was assigned to the library. She created letterheads, sheet music, obituaries, and stickers. After 1917, she returned to university and completed her interrupted studies. She participated in the Krakow Workshops, where she created designs for kilims and batiks. Together with her husband, she created bookplates.
