The collection consists of biographical materials documenting the career of Polish-American
artist and educator, Edmund Lewandowski. The collection contains a scrapbook, which was
likely compiled by the artist retrospectively and contains photocopies of newspaper
clippings, correspondence and exhibition catalogs. The scrapbook documents his work as an
artist, but some materials relate to his work as an educator, especially during his tenure
as chair of the Art Department at Winthrop College (now Winthrop University) in Rock Hill,
South Carolina. The scrapbook spans almost the entire length of Lewandowski's career
(1931-1986) and many early newspaper articles are in Polish.
The collection also includes exhibition catalogs, awards, and newspaper clippings. Also
included are a series of black and white photographs of Lewandowski's paintings, murals, and
mosaics. Most of the photographs have been identified and mounted, likely by Lewandowski.
There is also an original preparatory drawing of the St. Luke's Hospital mosaic and an
autographed print of his painting Transfer Station.
