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".[9]
References
- ↑ "Polish photography of the 20th century".
- ↑ "DERCZYŃSKI Henry".
- ↑ Sobota, Adam (1998). "Fotografia Polska 1900-1939" ze zbiorów Muzeum Narodowego we Wrocławiu.
- ↑ Starzewska M, Ziomecki J (1954). Rzemiosło artystyczne w Muzeum Śląskim we Wrocławiu.
- ↑ "Reconstruction of identity".
- ↑ Derczyński, Henryk (1951). Fotografia ojczysta Rzecz o uspołecznieniu fotografii. Ossolńskich: Zakładu Narodowego.
- ↑ Bułhak, Jan. "Fotografia ojczysta".
- ↑ Warren, Lynne (2006). Encyclopedia of Twentieth-century Photography. CRC Press. ISBN 0415976650.
- ↑ Sobota, Adam (2001). Szlachetność Techniki - Artystyczne Dylematy Fotografii w XIX i XX wieku (PDF).