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Wiktor Tołkin (February 21, 1922 in Tołkacze, Poland – May 7, 2013) was a Polish sculptor and architect. A member of the Armia Krajowa resistance during World War II; he was arrested by the Gestapo, and incarcerated at Auschwitz from 17 November 1942 to February 1944. During this period Tołkin survived a death march to Stalag at Sandbostel.
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Tołkin graduated from two universities, the Gdańsk Polytechnic, and the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts (pl), to become one of the more influential Polish artists of the 1960s. He is best known for his monumental sculptures built in memory of the victims of the German concentration camps in Stutthof and Majdanek. His most recognized works are abstract forms of colored concrete with expressive form, incorporating architectural design and elements.