Wawrzyniec Samp

Wawrzyniec Samp (born 25 June 1939) is a Polish sculptor and graphic artist.

Samp was born in the Free City of Danzig, (today Gdańsk, Poland). He graduated from Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Sztuk Platycznych in Gdańsk in 1965, and now he has his own artstic study in the city. He specializes in Pomeranian-Kashubian, marine and sacral graphics.

His main projects include:
* monuments:
** "Tym co za polskośc Gdańska", Gdańsk
** "Czynu partyzanckiego kolejarzy", Czarna Woda
** "Józef Wybicki", Kościerzyna
** Pope "John Paul II", Gdynia
** "Stefan Wyszyński", Gniezno cathedral
** Izydor Gulgowski and Teodora Gulgowska, Wdzydze
** Jerzy Popiełuszko, St. Brigid basilic in Gdańsk
* memorial plates:
** Józef Wrycza, Wiele and Zblewo
** bishop Konstantyn Dominik, Swarzewo
** primate Stefan Wyszyński, Stoczek
** Józef Wybicki, patron of a high-school in Gdańsk-Orunia
** Loen Roppel, Luzino
** Florian Ceynowa, Wejherowo hospital
** Polish Kings Coronations, Gniezno cathedral
** holy father John Paul II, Gdynia
** John Paul II, New Port in Gdańsk
** bishop W. Pluta, Gorzów Wielkopolski
** bishop Jan Drzazga, Olsztyn
** Jozef Wilczek, Luzino
* medals and medallions:
** 27 medals of Dukes of Pomerania
** 650-years of NMP basilic in Gdańsk
** Srebrna Tabakieta Abrahama
** Cech Piekarzy i Cukierników in Gdańsk
** 400-years of Gdańsk Library of PAN
** 40-years of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association

Publications:
* L. Bądkowski, W. Samp, "Poczet książąt Pomorza Gdańskiego", Gdańsk 1974

Awards:
* Medal Stolema, 1974
* Złoty Krzyż Zasługi
* Zasłuzonym Ziemi Gdańskiej
* Złoty Medal Prymasowski "Zasłużony w posłudze dla Kościoła i Narodu"
* Nadgoda Miasta Gdańska