Zygmund Jankowski (1925-2009)
is known for his modernist compositions, highly original sense of color, and
effective use of “the white of the
paper.” He was born in South Bend, Indiana. After serving in the US Navy
Jankowski attended the California College of Arts and Crafts, where studied
with, Victor DeWilde, Otis Oldfield, and George Post.
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| Zygmund Jankowski, My Garden, 1961, lithograph |
Returning to the mid-west
he taught at Indiana University, South Western Michigan College, Hilton Leech
School of Art, the Bremen Art Center, the Niles Art Center, the South Bend Art
Association, and the Rockport Art Association.
Beginning in 1964 he
summered in Rocky Neck, MA, and opened a summertime gallery. In the 1970s he
made a permanent move to Gloucester where he held workshops at his studio. In
the 1990s he moved to Lanesville. Among those institutions with work by
Jankowski is the Cape Ann Museum. In their biography of the artist they
acknowledge his role of inspiring a generation of Cape Ann artists.
Zygmund Jankowski was
featured in 40 Watercolorists and How They Work by Susan E. Meyer,
Watson-Guptill Publications, 1978.
