October 19, 2013 – March 31, 2014
The Gallery of 20th Century Art at Oksza villa
Zakopane, ul. Zamoyskiego 25
The exhibition will present two interesting personalities of the Zakopane interwar period. Józef Oppenheim, called "Opcio", was a well-known skier, mountaineer, head of the Tatra Mountain Rescue Service (TOPR) in the years 1914-1939, and a popular, much-liked Zakopane figure. Wanda was a redheaded painter born in Haiti. The exhibition explores the relationship between Wanda and Opcio. It features Oppenheim’s mountain photographs, "Ruda" Wanda’s paintings and their correspondence.