Background
Styka, Tade was born on April 13, 1889 in Kielce, Poland. Son of January and Lucie (Olgiatti) Styka.
Styka, Tade was born on April 13, 1889 in Kielce, Poland. Son of January and Lucie (Olgiatti) Styka.
Studied under tutelage of father, January Styka, Paris.
Naturalized American citizen. Exhibited: Grand Salon des Artistes Francais, 1903. Societe Nationale (member), 1913.
One-man shows: Georges Petit.
Gallery Le Boetie; Knoedler Gallery. Edouard Jonas; Wildenstein.
Levy and Acquavella. Also Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Argentina, Canada, and throughout Europe.
Among important portraits painted: Marshal Foch. General M. Wegand; Caruso.
Chaliapin. Titto Ruffo. William R. Hearst.
Sarah Delano Roosevelt. President Harry South. Truman.
I. J. Paderewski. William A. Clark and family.
James G. Harbord. Royal Highness King Humberto and Queen Marie Jose.
Maurice Maeterlinck. Doctor and Mistress Serge Voronoff. Mr. and Mistress Cornelius Dresselhuys and family.
Married Doris Ford, August 12, 1942.