The New Jersey State Museum (NJSM) in Trenton is one of the two institutions that contain the largest quantity of Cybis porcelains within their holdings. However, the histories of the museums, as well as the overall focus of their respective Cybis collections, are quite different. The NJSM, founded in 1895, is one of America's oldest [...]
Although this site is laser-focused on Cybis Porcelain, I would like to add some recently-discovered information about the first Boleslaw Cybis large-scale commercial venture which was the Cordey China Company. As I describe in my History of Cordey China post, this was a partnership between Boleslaw Cybis and two Pennsylvania businessmen, Harry Greenberg and Harry [...]
A cache of vintage documents recently obtained from the Syracuse University holdings contained a surprise: Two additional named companies associated with the Cybis studio! These business entities/brands were created after the establishment of the Cordey China Company but before the formal registration of Cybis Porcelain as a business entity in the state of New Jersey. [...]
It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of Cybis artist Susan Clark Eaton on May 22, 2025. She had been battling a recurrence of cancer since early this year. Although she already has an Artist Profile here in the Archive, this memorial page will delve deeper into her life and the [...]
I recently discovered a circa-2005 documentary that was created for Polish television, presenting a fascinating look at the backstory behind the creation of the Polish Pavilion murals for the 1939 World's Fair. It's also an in-depth look at the creators, i.e., the Brotherhood of Saint Luke itself, with some archival photos and documents that I [...]
In 1935, Boleslaw Cybis and Jan Zamoyski were tasked with creating a fresco painting for the interior of the Military Institute of Geography in Warsaw. The Military Institute is an amalgam of different museums and study locations; for example, there is the Military Institute of Medicine, the Military Institute of Armament Technology, and so on. [...]
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