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From his earliest years in Warsaw, Poland, Adam Grochowski showed an amazing talent for drawing.   Art, theater, poetry, philosophy, and dance flourished in Post World War I Warsaw, and he used them all to develop his unique artistic imagery.

Adam's story, set during one of the most terrible periods in human history, is a quiet testament to his Roman Catholic faith and the restorative power of the creative spirit. Imprisoned at the age of 18 (from 1943 until 1945) in two of the most infamous concentration camps in human history, Grochowski's unique figurative drawing skill saved his life: first at the Nazi concentration camps, Auschwitz and Mauthausen; then for 5 years in a displaced persons camp in Regensburg, Germany.   Four paintings from his Holocaust Series are currently in the Auschwitz collection

Adam came to the United States in 1950 and changed his last name to Grant. His first job was designing floats for the J.L. Hudson Co.'s annual Christmas Parade in Detroit, Michigan. He was then hired as chief designer for the Paint-by-Numbers sets at CraftMaster. There he met his future wife, Peggy Brennan.   In 1956 CraftMaster was moved to Toledo, Ohio, where Adam and Peggy raised their family.   Millions of his Paint-by-Numbers designs have been sold, and the Smithsonian American History Museum featured several of them in a 2001 special Paint-by-Numbers exhibit in Washington, D.C.    In addition to his Paint-by-Numbers designs, many of his other original paintings are in museums, universities and private collections.

Beyond bringing personal salvation, art also provided Adam Grant a way to try to erase some of the horrors he had experienced.   The natural grace and beauty of the human form has been the main theme of Adam Grant's private paintings.   As a Holocaust survivor, he developed the female figure as a symbol of life and rebirth. His majestic large oils reveal a deep devotion to his subject. Adam's humor, soulfulness, and dramatic flair are further revealed in the musicians, circus figures, mystics, and biblical figures that move through his compositions like repertory actors. He developed his own easy-to-recognize style that expresses the essence of the form with broad and bold brush strokes.

In the spring of 2006, Adam Grant's widow, Peggy, was curator for an exhibit that traveled to The Jagellonian University's Collegium Maius Museum in Krakow, Poland.   Mrs. Grant wanted to create a testament to the history of Poland; a cultural exchange from their hometown of Toledo, Ohio; and a memorial to her husband's faith and courage.   The exhibit featured art done from 1945 until Adam’s death in 1992. Included in the exhibition was the Renewed Hope series, which indicates a more positive future and shows that talent, resolve and optimism will overcome seemingly impossible situations.

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