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Ewa Braun

b. 1944

Polish set decorator, costume designer and production designer (b. 1944)

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About Ewa Braun

Born 1944. Ewa Braun is a Polish costume designer, production designer, set decorator, scenographer, designer and art historian.

Ewa Braun (born 2 August 1944) is a Polish Oscar winning set decorator, costume designer and production designer.

She has been working in production design since the 1960s. Her most famous productions are Europa, Europa (1990) by Agnieszka Holland, Schindler's List (1993) by Steven Spielberg (won Oscar shared with Allan Starski for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration) and Holy Week (1995) by Andrzej Wajda.

Her father was Andrzej Braun. Her aunt was Michalina Anna Wisłocka née Braun.

Awards and distinctions In 2014, she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture.

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Important facts

Born
2 August 1944, Kraków
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Costume designer, production designer, set decorator, scenographer, designer, art historian
Nationality
Poland
Education
University of Warsaw
Employers
Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw
Awards
Academy Award for Best Production Design; Golden Medal for Merit to Culture; Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

People in Ewa Braun's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Oscar
Oscar
b. 1991
Association football player
 Portrait of Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Wajda
1926 – 2016
Director
 Portrait of Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland
b. 1948
Film director
 Portrait of Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
b. 1946
Film director
 Portrait of Allan Starski
Allan Starski
b. 1943
Scenographer
 Portrait of Andrzej Braun
Andrzej Braun
1923 – 2008
Poet
 Portrait of Allan
Allan
b. 1991
Association football player

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ewa Braun's

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Alston Scott Householder
1904 – 1993
Mathematician
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François Lehideux
1904 – 1998
Industrialist
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Norman Feather
1904 – 1978
Nuclear physicist
 Portrait of Philip Hall
Philip Hall
1904 – 1982
Mathematician
 Portrait of Ralph Bunche
Ralph Bunche
1904 – 1971
Diplomat
 Portrait of Ralph Kronig
Ralph Kronig
1904 – 1995
Physicist

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ewa Braun?

Polish set decorator, costume designer and production designer (b. 1944)

When was Ewa Braun born?

Ewa Braun was born on 2 August 1944 in Kraków.

What is Ewa Braun's occupation?

Ewa Braun is a costume designer, production designer, set decorator, scenographer, designer and art historian.

What nationality is Ewa Braun?

Ewa Braun is Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ewa Braun

· Wikidata: Q513625

· DBpedia: Ewa Braun

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