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Janina Kłopocka. The creator of the “Rodło” emblem

Janina Kłopocka on the balcony of her Warsaw apartment at 12 Chmielna street.
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Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich im. Janiny Kłopockiej Twórczyni Znaku Rodła

The life of the outstanding artist, Janina Kłopocka, the creator of the graphic emblem of the Union of Poles in Germany, the so-called “Rodło“ sign, is a typical example of the knotty fate of Poles in the 20th century. Her life was an extremely strenuous and ambitious struggle to take up a profession offering her opportunities for creative design. On the one hand she struggled to overcome cultural boundaries, was strongly committed to her fatherland and her people in which she suffered many painful experiences and periods of extreme peril. But Kłopocka’s life also contained moments of disappointment with the political situation in Poland and the restrictions to Polish sovereignty after 1945. Despite serving time in a Stalinist prison she never forsook her country, but was determined to find a way back into her artistic work. Her legacy has somewhat fallen into oblivion but it deserves to be recalled and publicised.

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  • Janina Kłopocka on a school trip in Berlin - Second row, second from the left.
  • Pupils of the Scherings' Lyceum - Berlin, Janina Kłopocka in second row, second from left.
  • Recording in the classroom - Kłopocka in the front row, second from the right.
  • "Living pictures" from Polish history - With patriotic texts by 15-year-old Janina Kłopocka, Michałkowice in Silesia.
  • As a teenager -
  • As A-level student -
  • As a student - In the 1920s.
  • Excursion of the Polish Singing Association "Harmonia" in Berlin - 1920s, Janina Kłopocka with her sister Łucja (on the right in dark coats).
  • As a young woman - Beginning of the 30s
  • The Rodło sign, designed by Janina Kłopocka - The sign of the Union of Poles in Germany.
  • The Rodło sign stylises the course of the Vistula, the city of Kraków and the "Truths of the Poles" - The name is made up of the letters of the Polish words Rodzina (family) and Godło (coat of arms).
  • The Rodło sign on the magazine "Young Pole in Germany" - Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech".
  • Work as a graphic designer for "Młody Polak w Niemczech" - Cover of issue 1935, no. 10.
  • Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1936, No. 5 - The marchers carry flags with the Rodło sign.
  • The Cover of "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, 1. -
  • Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 3 -
  • Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 10. - With Photo by Aleksander Kraskiewicz (Polish grammer school in Marienwerder).
  • ‘Mother with child’ ["Matka z dzieckiem"] - Drawing by Janina Kłopocka, in: "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 6, p. 7.
  • Congress of Poles in Germany in Berlin on 6 March - The stage set with the Chapel of the Joyful Mother of God, the "Rodło" sign and the lime leaf as a symbol of Polish youth in Germany was designed by Janina Kłopocka.
  • Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1939, No. 4 -
  • After she was released from prison. - She was arrested in 1949 for her activities in the "Zadruga" group, followed by a trial in 1952.
  • Janina Kłopocka on the balcony of her Warsaw apartment - At 12 Chmielna street.
  • With her friend Felicja Wacyk - Antoni Wacyk's wife, on the balcony of Kłopocka's flat.
  • Janina Kłopocka with her niece Maria Kłopocka - In the exhibition by Janina Kłopocka in Opole on the occasion of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Poles in Germany.
  • At the exhibition by Janina Kłopocka - L to r: Maria Kłopocka, Janina Kłopocka, Janinas Bruder Marian, Edmund Osmańczyk and Janina’s sister, Łucja.
  • The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy” [The Polish Ritual Year] - Created in 1936 and 1937 in the Polish House in Zakrzewo.
  • The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy” - Behind Kłopocka, Dominik Ochendal and others.
  • The coat of arms of the village of Zakrzewo - Featuring the Rodło emblem.
  • A Jubilee medal based on a design by Janina Kłopocka - Coined on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Union of Poles in Germany.
  • A postcard based on a design by Janina Kłopocka - Issued on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Poles in Germany.
  • Janina Kłopocka's coffin, covered with the Polish flag and bearing the "Rodło" sign - Funeral service on 5 March with flag bearers in Olesno.
  • Funeral service on 5 March - With flag bearers in Olesno.
  • Edmund Osmańczyk holds the eulogy. - Burial in Olesno on 5 March.
  • Envelope with two special cancellations on the occasion of a conference in Olesno - With the inscription: In honour of Janina Kłopocka - the citizens of the town of Olesno. With a stamp commemorating the 60th annual conference of the Union of Poles in Germany.
  • Gedenktafel in Warschau - Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12
  • Gedenktafel in Warschau - Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12
  • Gedenktafel in Warschau - Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12
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Janina Kłopocka on a school trip in Berlin - Second row, second from the left.
Janina Kłopocka on a school trip in Berlin
Janina Kłopocka on a school trip in Berlin - Second row, second from the left. © Archive of the Klopocki Family Association named after Janina Klopocka, the founder of the Rodła Sign
Pupils of the Scherings
Pupils of the Scherings' Lyceum
Pupils of the Scherings' Lyceum - Berlin, Janina Kłopocka in second row, second from left. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
Recording in the classroom - Kłopocka in the front row, second from the right.
Recording in the classroom
Recording in the classroom - Kłopocka in the front row, second from the right. © Archive of the Klopotsky Family Association [Archiv der Klopotsky-Familie].
"Living pictures" from Polish history - With patriotic texts by 15-year-old Janina Kłopocka, Michałkowice in Silesia.
"Living pictures" from Polish history
"Living pictures" from Polish history - With patriotic texts by 15-year-old Janina Kłopocka, Michałkowice in Silesia. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
Janina Kłopocka on a school trip in Berlin
Second row, second from the left.
Pupils of the Scherings' Lyceum
Berlin, Janina Kłopocka in second row, second from left.
Recording in the classroom
Kłopocka in the front row, second from the right.
"Living pictures" from Polish history
With patriotic texts by 15-year-old Janina Kłopocka, Michałkowice in Silesia.
As a teenager - null
As a teenager
As a teenager - null © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
As A-level student - null
As A-level student
As A-level student - null © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
As a student - In the 1920s.
As a student
As a student - In the 1920s. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich im. Janiny Kłopockiej Twórczyni Znaku Rodła
Excursion of the Polish Singing Association "Harmonia" in Berlin - 1920s, Janina Kłopocka with her sister Łucja (on the right in dark coats).
Excursion of the Polish Singing Association "Harmonia" in Berlin
Excursion of the Polish Singing Association "Harmonia" in Berlin - 1920s, Janina Kłopocka with her sister Łucja (on the right in dark coats). © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
As a teenager
As a teenager
As A-level student
As A-level student
As a student
In the 1920s.
Excursion of the Polish Singing Association "Harmonia" in Berlin
1920s, Janina Kłopocka with her sister Łucja (on the right in dark coats).
As a young woman - Beginning of the 30s
As a young woman
As a young woman - Beginning of the 30s © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
The Rodło sign, designed by Janina Kłopocka - The sign of the Union of Poles in Germany.
The Rodło sign, designed by Janina Kłopocka
The Rodło sign, designed by Janina Kłopocka - The sign of the Union of Poles in Germany. © Porta Polonica
The Rodło sign stylises the course of the Vistula, the city of Kraków and the "Truths of the Poles" - The name is made up of the letters of the Polish words Rodzina (family) and Godło (coat of arms).
The Rodło sign stylises the course of the Vistula, the city of Kraków and the "Truths of the Poles"
The Rodło sign stylises the course of the Vistula, the city of Kraków and the "Truths of the Poles" - The name is made up of the letters of the Polish words Rodzina (family) and Godło (coat of arms). © Młody Polak w Niemczech 1934, Porta Polonica.
The Rodło sign on the magazine "Young Pole in Germany" - Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech".
The Rodło sign on the magazine "Young Pole in Germany"
The Rodło sign on the magazine "Young Pole in Germany" - Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech". © Młody Polak w Niemczech 1934, Porta Polonica.
As a young woman
Beginning of the 30s
The Rodło sign, designed by Janina Kłopocka
The sign of the Union of Poles in Germany.
The Rodło sign stylises the course of the Vistula, the city of Kraków and the "Truths of the Poles"
The name is made up of the letters of the Polish words Rodzina (family) and Godło (coat of arms).
The Rodło sign on the magazine "Young Pole in Germany"
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech".
Work as a graphic designer for "Młody Polak w Niemczech" - Cover of issue 1935, no. 10.
Work as a graphic designer for "Młody Polak w Niemczech"
Work as a graphic designer for "Młody Polak w Niemczech" - Cover of issue 1935, no. 10. © Młody Polak w Niemczech 1935, Porta Polonica.
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1936, No. 5 - The marchers carry flags with the Rodło sign.
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1936, No. 5
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1936, No. 5 - The marchers carry flags with the Rodło sign. © Młody Polak w Niemczech 1936, Porta Polonica.
The Cover of "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, 1. - null
The Cover of "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, 1.
The Cover of "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, 1. - null © Młody Polak w Niemczech 1937, Porta Polonica.
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 3 - null
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 3
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 3 - null © Młody Polak w Niemczech 1937, Porta Polonica.
Work as a graphic designer for "Młody Polak w Niemczech"
Cover of issue 1935, no. 10.
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1936, No. 5
The marchers carry flags with the Rodło sign.
The Cover of "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, 1.
The Cover of "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, 1.
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 3
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 3
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 10. - With Photo by Aleksander Kraskiewicz (Polish grammer school in Marienwerder).
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 10.
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 10. - With Photo by Aleksander Kraskiewicz (Polish grammer school in Marienwerder). © Młody Polak w Niemczech 1937, Porta Polonica.
‘Mother with child’ ["Matka z dzieckiem"] - Drawing by Janina Kłopocka, in: "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 6, p. 7.
‘Mother with child’ ["Matka z dzieckiem"]
‘Mother with child’ ["Matka z dzieckiem"] - Drawing by Janina Kłopocka, in: "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 6, p. 7. © Młody Polak w Niemczech 1937, Porta Polonica.
Congress of Poles in Germany in Berlin on 6 March - The stage set with the Chapel of the Joyful Mother of God, the "Rodło" sign and the lime leaf as a symbol of Polish youth in Germany was designed by Janina Kłopocka.
Congress of Poles in Germany in Berlin on 6 March
Congress of Poles in Germany in Berlin on 6 March - The stage set with the Chapel of the Joyful Mother of God, the "Rodło" sign and the lime leaf as a symbol of Polish youth in Germany was designed by Janina Kłopocka. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1939, No. 4 - null
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1939, No. 4
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1939, No. 4 - null © Młody Polak w Niemczech 1939, Porta Polonica.
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 10.
With Photo by Aleksander Kraskiewicz (Polish grammer school in Marienwerder).
‘Mother with child’ ["Matka z dzieckiem"]
Drawing by Janina Kłopocka, in: "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1937, no. 6, p. 7.
Congress of Poles in Germany in Berlin on 6 March
The stage set with the Chapel of the Joyful Mother of God, the "Rodło" sign and the lime leaf as a symbol of Polish youth in Germany was designed by Janina Kłopocka.
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1939, No. 4
Cover of the "Młody Polak w Niemczech" 1939, No. 4
After she was released from prison. - She was arrested in 1949 for her activities in the "Zadruga" group, followed by a trial in 1952.
After she was released from prison.
After she was released from prison. - She was arrested in 1949 for her activities in the "Zadruga" group, followed by a trial in 1952. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
Janina Kłopocka on the balcony of her Warsaw apartment - At 12 Chmielna street.
Janina Kłopocka on the balcony of her Warsaw apartment
Janina Kłopocka on the balcony of her Warsaw apartment - At 12 Chmielna street. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
With her friend Felicja Wacyk - Antoni Wacyk
With her friend Felicja Wacyk
With her friend Felicja Wacyk - Antoni Wacyk's wife, on the balcony of Kłopocka's flat. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
Janina Kłopocka with her niece Maria Kłopocka - In the exhibition by Janina Kłopocka in Opole on the occasion of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Poles in Germany.
Janina Kłopocka with her niece Maria Kłopocka
Janina Kłopocka with her niece Maria Kłopocka - In the exhibition by Janina Kłopocka in Opole on the occasion of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Poles in Germany. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich im. Janiny Kłopockiej Twórczyni Znaku Rodła
After she was released from prison.
She was arrested in 1949 for her activities in the "Zadruga" group, followed by a trial in 1952.
Janina Kłopocka on the balcony of her Warsaw apartment
At 12 Chmielna street.
With her friend Felicja Wacyk
Antoni Wacyk's wife, on the balcony of Kłopocka's flat.
Janina Kłopocka with her niece Maria Kłopocka
In the exhibition by Janina Kłopocka in Opole on the occasion of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Poles in Germany.
At the exhibition by Janina Kłopocka - L to r: Maria Kłopocka, Janina Kłopocka, Janinas Bruder Marian, Edmund Osmańczyk and Janina’s sister, Łucja.
At the exhibition by Janina Kłopocka
At the exhibition by Janina Kłopocka - L to r: Maria Kłopocka, Janina Kłopocka, Janinas Bruder Marian, Edmund Osmańczyk and Janina’s sister, Łucja. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy” [The Polish Ritual Year] - Created in 1936 and 1937 in the Polish House in Zakrzewo.
The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy” [The Polish Ritual Year]
The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy” [The Polish Ritual Year] - Created in 1936 and 1937 in the Polish House in Zakrzewo. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy” - Behind Kłopocka, Dominik Ochendal and others.
The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy”
The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy” - Behind Kłopocka, Dominik Ochendal and others. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich im. Janiny Kłopockiej Twórczyni Znaku Rodła
The coat of arms of the village of Zakrzewo - Featuring the Rodło emblem.
The coat of arms of the village of Zakrzewo
The coat of arms of the village of Zakrzewo - Featuring the Rodło emblem. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
At the exhibition by Janina Kłopocka
L to r: Maria Kłopocka, Janina Kłopocka, Janinas Bruder Marian, Edmund Osmańczyk and Janina’s sister, Łucja.
The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy” [The Polish Ritual Year]
Created in 1936 and 1937 in the Polish House in Zakrzewo.
The official unveiling of the restored cycle of frescoes “Polski Rok Obrzędowy”
Behind Kłopocka, Dominik Ochendal and others.
The coat of arms of the village of Zakrzewo
Featuring the Rodło emblem.
A Jubilee medal based on a design by Janina Kłopocka - Coined on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Union of Poles in Germany.
A Jubilee medal based on a design by Janina Kłopocka
A Jubilee medal based on a design by Janina Kłopocka - Coined on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Union of Poles in Germany. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
A postcard based on a design by Janina Kłopocka - Issued on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Poles in Germany.
A postcard based on a design by Janina Kłopocka
A postcard based on a design by Janina Kłopocka - Issued on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Poles in Germany. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
Janina Kłopocka
Janina Kłopocka's coffin, covered with the Polish flag and bearing the "Rodło" sign
Janina Kłopocka's coffin, covered with the Polish flag and bearing the "Rodło" sign - Funeral service on 5 March with flag bearers in Olesno. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
Funeral service on 5 March - With flag bearers in Olesno.
Funeral service on 5 March
Funeral service on 5 March - With flag bearers in Olesno. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
A Jubilee medal based on a design by Janina Kłopocka
Coined on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Union of Poles in Germany.
A postcard based on a design by Janina Kłopocka
Issued on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union of Poles in Germany.
Janina Kłopocka's coffin, covered with the Polish flag and bearing the "Rodło" sign
Funeral service on 5 March with flag bearers in Olesno.
Funeral service on 5 March
With flag bearers in Olesno.
Edmund Osmańczyk holds the eulogy. - Burial in Olesno on 5 March.
Edmund Osmańczyk holds the eulogy.
Edmund Osmańczyk holds the eulogy. - Burial in Olesno on 5 March. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich im. Janiny Kłopockiej Twórczyni Znaku Rodła
Envelope with two special cancellations on the occasion of a conference in Olesno - With the inscription: In honour of Janina Kłopocka - the citizens of the town of Olesno. With a stamp commemorating the 60th annual conference of the Union of Poles in Germany.
Envelope with two special cancellations on the occasion of a conference in Olesno
Envelope with two special cancellations on the occasion of a conference in Olesno - With the inscription: In honour of Janina Kłopocka - the citizens of the town of Olesno. With a stamp commemorating the 60th annual conference of the Union of Poles in Germany. © Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich [Archive of the Klopotsky Family]
Gedenktafel in Warschau - Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12
Gedenktafel in Warschau
Gedenktafel in Warschau - Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12 © Krzysztof Ruchniewicz 2018
Gedenktafel in Warschau - Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12
Gedenktafel in Warschau
Gedenktafel in Warschau - Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12 © Krzysztof Ruchniewicz 2018
Edmund Osmańczyk holds the eulogy.
Burial in Olesno on 5 March.
Envelope with two special cancellations on the occasion of a conference in Olesno
With the inscription: In honour of Janina Kłopocka - the citizens of the town of Olesno. With a stamp commemorating the 60th annual conference of the Union of Poles in Germany.
Gedenktafel in Warschau
Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12
Gedenktafel in Warschau
Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12
Gedenktafel in Warschau - Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12
Gedenktafel in Warschau
Gedenktafel in Warschau - Gedenktafel in Warschau auf der Chmielna Str. 12 © Krzysztof Ruchniewicz 2018
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Janina Kłopocka. The creator of the “Rodło” emblem
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Janina Kłopocka on the balcony of her Warsaw apartment at 12 Chmielna street.
Janina Kłopocka on the balcony of her Warsaw apartment at 12 Chmielna street.
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Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich im. Janiny Kłopockiej Twórczyni Znaku Rodła

In 1971 she was awarded the “Knights Cross of the Order of Restored Poland” (Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski) by the Polish state.

During the post-war years Janina Kłopocka remained in contact with the members of the Union of Poles in Germany, with whom she corresponded and met on several occasions. She had particularly strong connections with Helena Lehr and Edmund J. Osmańczyk, the former editors of the periodical, “Młody Polak w Niemczech”.

Janina Kłopocka died on 2. February 1982 in Henryków near Warsaw and was buried in the cemetery in Olesno in the region of Opole, where her brother Marian lived with his family after the war. Her sister Łucja lived for a long time with her mother in Breslau. The coffin containing the body of Janina Kłopocka was covered with a Polish flag decorated with the “Rodło” emblem. One of the speakers at Kłopocka’s grave was Edmund J. Osmańczyk, who appealed to the Boy Scouts assembled there:

Dear young friends, it is not customary to lay a flag in a grave. A flag should always remain amongst the living. This flag with the “Rodło” sign, which covers the coffin of Janina Kłopocka has already become a part of history, and I hand it over in the name of the Girl Scout, Helena Lehr, from the Scout group in Olesno. May the Scouts from Olesno return to the grave as a guard of honour every year on Janina Kłopocka’s birthday and the day she died, in honour of the Fourth Truth of the Poles, a truth lived out by Janina Kłopocka – to serve the people.

 

Krzysztof Ruchniewicz, December 2016

 

 

Selected sources:

Bogusław Czajkowski: Wszystko o... Rodło [Everything about... Rodło], Warszawa 1975;

Tomasz Lissowski (ed.): Joanna Kłopocka, Warszawa-Koźmin 2014.

 

Janina Kłopocka on the balcony of her Warsaw apartment at 12 Chmielna street.
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Archiwum Stowarzyszenia Rodu Kłopockich im. Janiny Kłopockiej Twórczyni Znaku Rodła
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