Henryk Derczyński
Henryk Derczyński (1906–1981) was a photographer who lived in Poland.
Henryk Derczyński
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1981
- Occupation
- photographer
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Henryk Derczyński (1906–1981) was a photographer who lived in Poland.
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Henryk Derczyński (1906–1981) was a photographer. The photographer was a member of Związek Polskich Artystów Fotografików.
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Derczyński was a leading photographer in 20th century Poland. He was educated in Warsaw. After World War II, he documented the fate of citizens forcibly moved to the city of Wrocław (Breslau). He later established the Cabinet of Photography in the National Museum, Wrocław. The city developed into a centre of Polish photography, and Derczyński worked at the forefront of the realist style prevalent at the time.
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He also created an isohelia technology, a technique that sharpens contrasts and defines three-dimensional images, under the brand name "izobrom".
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Derczyński displayed numerous exhibitions and wrote many books, including the biography of Jan Bułhak —the father of Polish photography—that is considered the most sought after.
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- 1.Polish photography of the 20th century.
- 2.DERCZYŃSKI Henry.
- 3.Sobota, Adam. "Fotografia Polska 1900–1939" ze zbiorów Muzeum Narodowego we Wrocławiu. 1998.
- 4.Starzewska M, Ziomecki J. Rzemiosło artystyczne w Muzeum Śląskim we Wrocławiu. 1954.
- 5.Reconstruction of identity.
- 6.Derczyński, Henryk. Fotografia ojczysta Rzecz o uspołecznieniu fotografii. Zakładu Narodowego. 1951. 037936537.
- 7.Bułhak, Jan. Fotografia ojczysta.
- 8.Warren, Lynne. Encyclopedia of Twentieth-century Photography. CRC Press. 2006. 0415976650.
- 9.Sobota, Adam. Szlachetność Techniki - Artystyczne Dylematy Fotografii w XIX i XX wieku. 2001.
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