Jozef Mazur
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Jozef C. Mazur was an Polish-American (Galician) stained glass artist, painter and sculptor. His works can be found signed as Josef Mazur, Joseph Mazur, Joe Mazur, J. C. Mazur as well as a few others.
and at the Art Students League of New York
. Mazur worked in a variety of media. His stained glass works can be found in churches in Philadelphia, New York City
and Buffalo. Before he became 30, Mazur distinguished himself as an ecclesiastical painter in this area. His first commission was the complete decoration of St. Stanislaus Church
in Buffalo. His paintings can also be found in St. Adalbert's Basilica
, Blessed Trinity, the Polish National Cathedral
Holy Mother of the Rosary , St. John Gualbert's, and Villa Maria Academy. He also executed murals at Holy Trinity in Niagara Falls
, statuary for St. Aloysius in Springville
and stained glass windows for St. Barbara in Lackawanna
. Mazur also painted many churches outside of Western New York including Rochester
, NY, Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan
, Adams, Massachusetts
, New Haven, Connecticut
, and Trenton
and Perth Amboy
in New Jersey. Churches that feature his stained glass include SS. Rita & Patrick in Buffalo and Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in North Tonawanda. Mazur's secular works include the sculpted bust of Frederick Chopin, a life-size portrait of Kazimierz Pulaski
in Olean, and interior decoration at the UB Main Street Campus.
, Adam Mickiewicz
, Juliusz Słowacki and, Ignacy Paderewski to the Polish Room. He also donated four stained glass window medallions of, Marie Curie
, Nicolaus Copernicus
, Casimir Pulaski and, Tadeusz Kościuszko
. Some time before 1978 the four window hangs went missing, of which only Marie Skłodowska Curie's has been recovered.
Life
Mazur was born to a Galician family in 1897. He studied at the Albright Art School in BuffaloBuffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
and at the Art Students League of New York
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists, and has maintained for over 130 years a tradition of offering reasonably priced classes on a...
. Mazur worked in a variety of media. His stained glass works can be found in churches in Philadelphia, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Buffalo. Before he became 30, Mazur distinguished himself as an ecclesiastical painter in this area. His first commission was the complete decoration of St. Stanislaus Church
St. Stanislaus Church
St. Stanislaus Church or St. Stanislaus Catholic Church or variants thereof, may refer to:in the United States* St. Stanislaus Parish * St. Stanislaus Parish...
in Buffalo. His paintings can also be found in St. Adalbert's Basilica
St. Adalbert's Basilica
Saint Adalbert's Basilica, is a historic church located in the East Side area of Buffalo, New York. It is a prime example of the Polish Cathedral style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Saint Adalbert's was designated America's first basilica in 1907...
, Blessed Trinity, the Polish National Cathedral
Polish National Catholic Church
The Polish National Catholic Church is a Christian church founded and based in the United States by Polish-Americans who were Roman Catholic. The PNCC is a breakaway Catholic Church in dialogue with the Catholic Church; it seeks full communion with the Holy See although it differs theologically...
Holy Mother of the Rosary , St. John Gualbert's, and Villa Maria Academy. He also executed murals at Holy Trinity in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...
, statuary for St. Aloysius in Springville
Springville
Springville is the name of some places in the United States of America:*Springville, Alabama*Springville, California*Springville, California, former name of Fortuna, California...
and stained glass windows for St. Barbara in Lackawanna
Lackawanna, New York
Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York, U.S., located just south of the city of Buffalo in the western part of New York state. The population was 18,141 at the 2010 census. The name derives from the Lackawanna Steel Company...
. Mazur also painted many churches outside of Western New York including Rochester
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, NY, Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, Adams, Massachusetts
Adams, Massachusetts
Adams is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, and Trenton
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
and Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 50,814. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to Raritan Bay.-Name:The Lenape...
in New Jersey. Churches that feature his stained glass include SS. Rita & Patrick in Buffalo and Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in North Tonawanda. Mazur's secular works include the sculpted bust of Frederick Chopin, a life-size portrait of Kazimierz Pulaski
Kazimierz Pulaski
Casimir Pulaski, or Kazimierz Pułaski in Polish of Ślepowron coat-of-arms , was a Polish soldier, nobleman, and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry"....
in Olean, and interior decoration at the UB Main Street Campus.
Mazur and the University at Buffalo's Polish Room
In 1955 Mr. Mazur donated a four panel, stained glass chandelier depicting Frederic ChopinFrédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
, Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz ) was a Polish poet, publisher and political writer of the Romantic period. One of the primary representatives of the Polish Romanticism era, a national poet of Poland, he is seen as one of Poland's Three Bards and the greatest poet in all of Polish literature...
, Juliusz Słowacki and, Ignacy Paderewski to the Polish Room. He also donated four stained glass window medallions of, Marie Curie
Marie Curie
Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...
, Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....
, Casimir Pulaski and, Tadeusz Kościuszko
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...
. Some time before 1978 the four window hangs went missing, of which only Marie Skłodowska Curie's has been recovered.
See also
- Polish Cathedral stylePolish Cathedral styleThe Polish Cathedral architectural style is a North American genre of Catholic church architecture found throughout the Great Lakes and Middle Atlantic regions as well as in parts of New England...
- St. Adalbert's BasilicaSt. Adalbert's BasilicaSaint Adalbert's Basilica, is a historic church located in the East Side area of Buffalo, New York. It is a prime example of the Polish Cathedral style of churches in both its opulence and grand scale. Saint Adalbert's was designated America's first basilica in 1907...
- Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Medallion
- East Side, Buffalo