Gebus-Baranetska, Stefaniia [Ґебус-Баранецька, Стефанія; Gebus-Baranec'ka, Stefanija], b 19 December 1905 in Peremyshl, Galicia, d 22 January 1985 in Lviv. Painter and graphic artist. Gebus-Baranetska studied at the Novakivsky Art School (1926–9) and at the Lviv Polytechnical Institute (1928–33). She taught graphic art, weaving, and composition in various art schools in Lviv. She is best known for her woodcuts, landscapes, and bookplates. Her work is realistic in style and draws on Ukrainian folk art and themes: eg, Shepherd (1935), Washerwoman (1935), Folk Dances (1937), and Kosiv Potters (1956). Gebus-Baranetska is the subject of a monograph by A. Viunyk (1968).

[This article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 2 (1988).]


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