Jan Henryk de Rosen

Jan Henryk de Rosen
Born(1891-02-25)February 25, 1891
Warsaw, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 22, 1982(1982-08-22) (aged 91)
Arlington, Virginia,
United States
NationalityPolish

Jan Henryk de Rosen (February 25, 1891 – August 22, 1982) is best known as a Polish artist of murals and mosaics. He served in World War I in various capacities, rising to the rank of captain in the Polish army and earning a range of military honors. De Rosen also served as a diplomat for Poland. He moved to the United States in 1939 where he continued to complete large-scale commissions for churches and other institutions. In America, De Rosen was a research professor of liturgical art at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.[1]

  1. ^ Gradison, Robin (1982-08-27). "Former Polish Diplomat". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-05-05.

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