J. Świtkowski: Fotografja praktyczna do użytku amatorów i fotografów zaw., wyd. 3 1926

Title: Practical photography for use by amateurs and professional photographers

Author: Świtkowski Józef

Subject description:

Notes: Piece from the library of Tadeusz Maciejko with his ownership signature in pencil.

- Tadeusz Maciejko (14.05.1903 Gwoździec Powiat Kolomyja - 23.06.1979 Gliwice) Polish photographer. Member of the Union of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF) Silesian Branch in Katowice since 1953. Photographed since 1930, was a lab technician at J. Bujak's company in Lviv. In 1935-1937 he studied architecture at the Lviv Polytechnic Institute. From 1933 he was a member of the Technical (Technician) Circle of Amateur Photographers in Lviv, and later of the Lviv Photographic Society (LTF), where he organized nationwide exhibitions of photography. In 1936 he went to Berlin studying avant-garde photographic and film issues, which he transplanted to Poland. From 1940, he taught photography at the Lviv Polytechnic Institute, moreover, 1942 he organized the Department of Photography at the former School of Art Industry (SPA) in Lviv. Since 1945 he settled permanently in Gliwice, opened here a photographic agency "Gliwice Photographic Agency" (1947-1950), then worked in Gliwice and Katowice in various capacities mainly in professions related to photography and film, retired since 1973. Member of the Gliwice Branch of the Polish Photographic Society (PTF) since 1951. Founding member (1961) and President of the Board of the Gliwice Photographic Society (GTF). Participated in art photography exhibitions since 1934. His pre-war work was among the forefront of the Polish avant-garde, his post-war work was much more traditionalist; see Saturday 2022 mainly pp. 20-21; Photographers 1946-2006 pp. 251-252 and other materials. He played an inspiring role in the work of Jerzy Lewczynski (1924-2014). Biography and one of the artist's photographs in the monumental anthology of Polish photography: Lewczyński 1999 (Jerzy Lewczyński: Anthology of Polish Photography 1839-1989) p. 48.

Condition:

Piece quite badly damaged with traces of old flooding, binding and block badly damaged and stained, spine missing, whole block in loose folds, private ownership entry in pencil on title page, necessary binding which will improve the condition of the piece. Item in less than good condition

Grading of state of preservation:

• perfect condition: (6) no flaws, no signs of use, like new
• very nice: almost perfect condition (+5), very slight defects, almost like new (unused)
• nice: very good condition (5), very slight, basically insignificant defects
• quite nice: condition - very good (-5), insignificant, insignificant defects
• more than good: condition between very good and good (4/5), quite insignificant, not very significant defects
• at least good: condition at least good (+4), not very significant defects
• good: condition of good (4), fairly significant defects
• less than good: condition -good (-4), significant defects
• more than sufficient: condition between good and sufficient (3/4), very significant defects
• at least sufficient: condition at least sufficient (+3), quite poor condition, extremely significant defects, almost destructive
• Sufficient: sufficient condition (3), poor condition, major defects in the card, basically destruct

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