Henryk Derczyński Explained

Henryk Derczyński (1906–1981) was a photographer who lived in Poland.

Career

Derczyński was a leading photographer in 20th century Poland.[1] [2] He was educated in Warsaw. After World War II, he documented the fate of citizens forcibly moved to the city of Wrocław (Breslau).[3] He later established the Cabinet of Photography in the National Museum, Wrocław.[4] The city developed into a centre of Polish photography, and Derczyński worked at the forefront of the realist style prevalent at the time.[5]

Exhibitions and publications

Derczyński displayed numerous exhibitions and wrote many books, including the biography of Jan Bułhak[6] —the father of Polish photography—that is considered the most sought-after.[7]

Inventions

He also created an isohelia technology, a technique that sharpens contrasts and defines three-dimensional images,[8] under the brand name "izobrom".[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Polish photography of the 20th century . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014626/http://culture.pl/pl/wydarzenie/polska-fotografia-xx-wieku . 22 February 2014 .
  2. Web site: DERCZYŃSKI Henry.
  3. Book: Sobota, Adam. "Fotografia Polska 1900–1939" ze zbiorów Muzeum Narodowego we Wrocławiu. 1998.
  4. Book: Starzewska M, Ziomecki J. Rzemiosło artystyczne w Muzeum Śląskim we Wrocławiu.. 1954.
  5. Web site: Reconstruction of identity.
  6. Book: Derczyński, Henryk. Fotografia ojczysta Rzecz o uspołecznieniu fotografii. 1951. Zakładu Narodowego. Ossolńskich. 037936537 .
  7. Web site: Bułhak . Jan . Fotografia ojczysta . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222172643/http://www.foto-info.pl/ksiki-o-fotografii-czytelnia-207/1501-buhak-jan-fotografia-ojczysta-rzecz-o-uspoecznieniu-fotografii.html . 22 February 2014 .
  8. Book: Warren, Lynne. Encyclopedia of Twentieth-century Photography. 2006. CRC Press. 0415976650.
  9. Book: Sobota, Adam. Szlachetność Techniki - Artystyczne Dylematy Fotografii w XIX i XX wieku. 2001. 2 July 2016. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817004903/http://old.pwsz.glogow.pl/1/biblioteka/e-ksiazki/Szlachetnosc_techniki_1.pdf. dead.

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