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Henryk Derczyński

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

Career

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Polish photography of the 20th century". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  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. OCLC 037936537.
  7. ^ Bułhak, Jan. "Fotografia ojczysta". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  8. ^ Warren, Lynne (2006). Encyclopedia of Twentieth-century Photography. CRC Press. ISBN 0415976650.
  9. ^ Sobota, Adam (2001). Szlachetność Techniki - Artystyczne Dylematy Fotografii w XIX i XX wieku (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.