Iryna Homotiuk-Zielyk papers
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily consists of correspondence and photographs of Iryna Homotiuk-Zielyk. Photographs document Homotiuk-Zielyk's apprenticeship and friendship with Mykhailo Moroz (1958-1977), commemorative gatherings of graduates of the Ukrainian gymnasium in Salzburg (Українська гімназія в Зальзбурзі), and meetings with Archbishop Liubomyr Huzar. The collection contains incoming correspondence and postcards from Mykhailo Moroz and his family to the Zielyk family (1962–1974), and newspaper clippings about Moroz (1975–2007). Additionally, the collection includes Homotiuk-Zielyk's biographical information, as well as photographs and incoming correspondence from Josyf Slipyi (1972–1981). Lastly, the collection includes a group photograph of various Ukrainian diaspora figures in Rome with Slipyi.
Dates
- Creation: 1958 - 2011
Biographical / Historical
Iryna Homotiuk-Zielyk (1929-2015) was a painter born in Husiatyn, Kopychyn'tsi county, Galicia. In 1944, she graduated from a gymnasium in Salzburg (Українська гімназія в Зальзбурзі). In 1949, she moved to the USA. Homotiuk-Zielyk graduated from Manor College in Philadelphia, the art laboratory of the University of Connecticut, and apprenticed with the artist Mykhailo Moroz. She participated in group exhibitions of Ukrainian artists and held a number of individual exhibitions in New York, Philadelphia, New Haven, and Chicago, as well as in university galleries in the state of Connecticut. She was a member of the Ukrainian Artists' Association in America (Об'єднання Мистців Українців в Америці, ОМУА) and the American Artists' Association. For several summers, she worked at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Rome, helping to arrange its museum exhibits and picture gallery.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Researchers may take photographs of archival items using hand-held cameras or smart phones without flash subject to restrictions. The responsibility to secure permissions from all relevant copyright owners rests with the patron. Please visit the main shevchenko.org website to view the full archives use policy.
Full Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Ukrainian
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Archives Repository