In the years 1936-1938 Jozef
Korolkiewicz lived in Rome, Italy dividing his time between painting and
vocal studies with Astolfo Pescia. The photograph is from 1938; from
the left:
Astolfo Pescia, Jerzy Czaplicki,
Jozef Korolkiewicz.
Jerzy Czaplicki was a famous
Polish baritone singer. He was employed for many years at the
Chicago Opera and a good
friend of Jozef Korolkiewicz.