Artur Markowicz , a painter and a graphic designer was born on 3rd March 1872 in Podgórze (currenty, a district in Cracow). After graduating from gymnasium, Markowicz began his studies at the Institute of Technology in Cracow, yet dropped out soon after. Between 1886-1895 he was studying at the School of Fine Arts where he got his education from Leopold Löffler, Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, Florian Cynk and Jan Matejko. From 1896 Markowicz continued his education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, receiving further education from Franz von Stuck. Between 1900-1904 he was studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, in  Jean-Léon Gérôme’s class. After returning to Poland, he lived in Tarnów for a short while, only to move to Cracow afterwards. His studio was located…

Jonatan Warschauer, born on 2nd March 1820 in Cracow,  was a doctor and a community activist. He was a graduate of St. Ann’s Gymnasium. After finishining the Faculty of Medicine at the Jagiellonian University in 1843, Warschauer ran his own medical practice.  He published his works in ”Tygodnik Lekarski”(Doctor’s Weekly), ”Pamiętnik Lekarski Warszawski” (Doctor’s Journal / Warsaw), ”Przegląd Lekarski”(Doctor’s Review) as well as in ”Rocznik Towarzystwa Lekarzy Polskich w Paryżu” (A Yearbook of the Polish Doctors Society in Paris). As a keen supporter of  Polish independence and the assimilation of Polish Jews, he supported the Uprising in Cracow, which resulted in his imprisonment. The author of a brochure entitled  ”O spolszczeniu Żydów galicyjskich” (About making the Galicia Jews Polish) published in 1882. A member of Cracow City…