Janina Romanówna (1904-1991) - initially performed on the stage of Lviv's Grand Theater and then the Municipal Theaters there, from 1924 she moved to Warsaw, initially engaged by Juliusz Osterwa to the National Theater in Warsaw, then in 1925/26 she performed at the W. Boguslawski Theater, until she settled permanently at the Polish Theater. During the war she was active in the underground and worked as a waitress in cafes. After the war, after a brief episode at the Polish Army Theater in Lodz, she returned to the Polish Theater, where she worked until her retirement in 1973 . At the same time she taught at the PWST, obtaining the title of full professor(in 1955) and was active in the ZASP (SPATIF). She appeared in several films, making her debut in "Iwonka" from 1925, her last role was Countess Joanna Karolowa(sister of Łęcki) in "Lalka" from 1968 . She directed several plays and performed at the Polish Radio Theater.
Handwritten dedication in pen(which reads: To the Excellent Artist Mr. Gracjan Lepianko Janina Romanówna (?) - October 1962) under a photograph measuring 13.1 x 8.8 cm, mounted in a sheet measuring 22.8 x 15.8 cm, on the verso of which is 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, spots(ink dots in the middle) and dirt on the surface.
Gracjan Lepianko (1905 - 15 May 1991) - a Warsaw restorer who ran the Office for the Repair of Works of Art and Artistic Objects at 10 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street for several decades. 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, obtaining 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.
