Henryk Derczyński

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".

References

  1. ↑ "Polish photography of the 20th century".
  2. ↑ "DERCZYŃSKI Henry".
  3. ↑ Sobota, Adam (1998). "Fotografia Polska 1900-1939" ze zbiorów Muzeum Narodowego we Wrocławiu.
  4. ↑ Starzewska M, Ziomecki J (1954). Rzemiosło artystyczne w Muzeum Śląskim we Wrocławiu.
  5. ↑ "Reconstruction of identity".
  6. ↑ Derczyński, Henryk (1951). Fotografia ojczysta Rzecz o uspołecznieniu fotografii. Ossolńskich: Zakładu Narodowego.
  7. ↑ Bułhak Jan - Fotografia ojczysta. http://www.foto-info.pl/ksiki-o-fotografii-czytelnia-207/1501-buhak-jan-fotografia-ojczysta-rzecz-o-uspoecznieniu-fotografii.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Warren, Lynne (2006). Encyclopedia of Twentieth-century Photography. CRC Press. ISBN 0415976650.
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