[SIEMIŃSKA Hanka - young Cracow theater actress and opera artist - posed and situational photographs]. 1910, 1912, 1915. set of 5 photographs with handwritten dedications by the artist.
The set includes:
1. posed photograph form. 14.4x10.3 cm on original backing form. 27.2x19.3 cm, taken at the Kuczynski & Gürtler atelier in Krakow. The artist poses in costume from a performance. Photo pasted on original cardboard backing and mounted in original cover. On the lower margin of the backing a handwritten dedication: "Souvenir of my first performance in the Halls of the Old Theater. Cracow on February 18, 1910. To my dear Halka with a request for kind remembrances is offered by the always sincerely loving Hanka Siemińska". On the back handwritten: "Souvenir for Halka Bohaczykówna".
2nd shot as above with handwritten dedication: "Souvenir of my first performance in the Halls of the Old Theater. Cracow on February 18, 1910. With a request for a kind memory is offered by Hanka Siemińska".
3. posed photograph form. 15,4x10,8 cm on original base form. 23.6 x 16.2 cm, taken at the "Marya" atelier in Krakow. The artist is shown in bust, in profile. Photo glued on original cardboard backing and mounted in original cover. Handwritten dedication on the bottom margin of the backing page: "To the most beloved Halka in token of sincere devotion Hanka Siemińska art. opera".
4. posed photograph, postcard form. 13.6x8.6 cm, of unknown authorship. The artist captured in 3/4 figure, sitting on a padded chair. Handwritten dedication on the front: "Hanka Siemińska Cracovie 29/9 1912". On the reverse, correspondence from the artist to Halka Bohaczkówna in Krosno, with postage stamp
5. situational photograph form. 9.4x13.5 cm on original backing form. 10.4x16.2 cm. Young artist on her deathbed. Photo glued on original cardboard backing. On the back handwritten inscription: "Souvenir of Hanka Siemińska Radziwillowska 33 in Cracow on 9-6-1915".
Backings and covers a bit stained and dusty, photo condition good.
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