WŁADYSŁAW KLIMCZAK (1923–2021), NAMELY PERSISTENCE IN ACHIEVING GOALS

Abstract

The protagonist of the paper is Władysław Klimczak, a long-standing President of the Cracow Photographic Association as well as the founder and the first director of Cracow’s Museum of History of Photography. The portrait of W. Klimczak is outlined: a controversial individual of a clear-cut personality, eccentric, dynamic and hard-working, he was nevertheless extremely professional in his activities. The documentary exhibitions as well as the ‘Venus’ controversial ones mounted and curated by Władysław Klimczak are discussed.

Keywords

• Władysław Klimczak
• Museum of Photography in Cracow
• Cracow Photographic Association
• photography exhibition