Bolesława and Edmund Zdanowski. Sample biography — lecture by Dr Małgorzata Taraszkiewicz-Zwolicka

We invite you to a lecture by Dr. Małgorzata Taraszkiewicz-Zwolicka entitled Bolesława and Edmund Zdanowski. Rehearsal of biography.

Dr. Małgorzata Taraszkiewicz-Zwolicka, art historian, curator of exhibitions, animator of cultural events, photographer by training, museum designer. She is a graduate of the Fine Arts High School in Gdynia and also a museum at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Since 2009 he has been managing the Gdańsk Gallery of Photography of the National Museum in Gdańsk.

Bolesława (1908-1982) and Edmund (1905-1984) Zdanowski were representatives of the Vilnius school of photography. They were students and later collaborators of the famous Vilnius photographer — Jan Bułhak. The first stage of their work was connected with Vilnius. After the Second World War, they moved to Gdynia with which they bonded for the rest of their lives. At the lecture you will be able to get acquainted with the biography of both artists, one of the main initiators and founders of the Lyceum of Fine Arts in Gdynia.

The event accompanies the exhibition Light of Gdynia. Photographs of Bolesława and Edmund Zdanowski 1945-1970 which we present until January 10, 2027.