A Photographer from an Attic. A Collection of Glass Negatives Discovered in a House in 4 Market Square in Lublin an Attempt at a Synthesis of the Findings Cover Image
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Fotograf z poddasza. Zbiór szklanych negatywów odnalezionych w kamienicy Rynek 4 w Lublinie próba syntezy ustaleń
A Photographer from an Attic. A Collection of Glass Negatives Discovered in a House in 4 Market Square in Lublin an Attempt at a Synthesis of the Findings

Author(s): Krzysztof Janus
Subject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Jewish studies
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Brama Grodzka; Lublin; photography; Jews

Summary/Abstract: An assortment of findings – subsequently put into order – up to now made in connection with the discovery in Lublin (2012) of a collection of almost 3 000 glass negatives by an unidentified author; the majority of the negatives, originating prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, portray the Jewish community in Lublin and the town’s environs. The author of the article discussed the circumstances of the discovery and the course of the conservation; he also analysed material found alongside the negatives, and indicated – with a great dose of probability – the author of the negatives. This is the first attempt at a synthesis of information gathered by different persons and institutions.

  • Issue Year: 318/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 181-189
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish