Stanisława Perzanowska - Chmielewska (1898-1982) - began her career at the Reduta theater in Warsaw. In the interwar period of the 20th century she acted and directed in various theaters (in Warsaw, Cracow and Vilnius), and during World War II she continued to work in legal theaters and cabaret (in the "Ziemiańska" café). After the war, after short episodes in Katowice and Lodz, she returned to Warsaw, where she worked at theaters: Nowy, Placówka, Wielki and Wspolczesny. She played in the famous radio play "Matysiakowie". Since 1968, she taught at the State Higher School of Theatre Arts.
Handwritten dedication in pen(which reads: In gratitude for saving "Antiquities" precious or dear to the heart! To Mr. Gracjan Lepianko, who loved his beautiful skill and profession. Stanisława Perzanowska Warsaw 15.12.1959) composed with a photograph of 6.3 x 4.2 cm, pasted on a sheet of 22.5 x 15.3 cm, on the verso of which a stamp: Gabinet for the Repair of Works of Art and Artistic Objects Gracjan Lepianko Warsaw, Krak.-Przedm. 10.
Condition: sheet with minor creases, soiling, photograph with minor scratches and dirt on the surface.
Gracjan Lep ianko (1905 - 15 V 1991) - Warsaw restorer who ran the Gabinet for the Repair of Works of Art and Artistic Objects for several decades at 10 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street. He graduated from the Schools of Drawing and Painting at 9 Wierzbowa Street, the School of Applied Art at Chmielna Street and the School of Decorative Arts at Myśliwiecka Street, earning the title of master decorative painter and master of artistic metal products. He began studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, but the financial situation forced him to interrupt his studies and take up a job. He became self-employed in 1931 and changed locations several times(before, 1952, he ended up in Krakowskie Przedmieście). He was passionate about sports, training amateur boxing and wrestling. During World War II, a passion for reviving "dead"/destroyed objects awoke in him. He not only repaired but also collected antiques. After the war he became very popular, there were films about him, mentions in the press and guidebooks. Visited by numerous celebrities(of many fields), who sometimes left commemorative entries.
