Archive Dive with the Superior Telegram

The art of Superior's Yaworski brothers


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This month’s episode of Archive Dive features a trio of artistic brothers.

Nick, Alex and Tony Yaworski grew up in south Superior and come from a family that immigrated from Odessa, Russian Federation, which is now Ukraine.

Telegram reporter Maria Lockwood is joined by local historian and retired librarian Teddie Meronek as they dive into the lives of the Yaworski brothers.

Known professionally as Alex F. Yaworski, he combined a commercial illustrating career with a fine arts career, leaving his mark in both. Tony Yaworski taught art at Central High School and Superior Senior High School, impacting generations of young artists. His murals once graced many Superior buildings. One is on permanent display at the Superior Public Library and another is in the hallway of Superior High School. Their brother Nick, who worked in Government with tariffs, was also a painter, and even had his work displayed at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

Other topics discussed in the podcast include: Why did the Yaworski family immigrate; where the brothers go to high school; other Yaworski siblings, including a brother who didn’t paint but had another claim to fame; another form of the arts the brothers participated in; a unique event Nick organized while attending Superior State Teachers College; the discovery of one of Tony’s murals in storage and an associated mystery; where we can see some of Alex's work locally; and how the Spartan Fiesta started.

New episodes of "Archive Dive" are published monthly. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth Media Group digital producer Dan Williamson. If you have an idea for a topic you’d like to see covered, email Maria Lockwood at  [email protected].

 

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