Jerzy Tomaszewski | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Jerzy_Tomaszewski_with_Lech_Kaczy%C5%84ski_(right).jpg) Jerzy Tomaszewski (left) with President of Poland Lech Kaczyński (right) at his photo exhibit in Warsaw | |
| Born | c. 1924 Warsaw |
| Died | 26 January 2016 (aged 91–92) Warsaw |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, author |
| Known for | Episodes of the Warsaw Uprising |
Jerzy Tomaszewski (1924 – 26 January 2016), nom de guerre Jur, was a Polish World War II photographer, artist, and reporter, awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Lech Kaczyński.
Tomaszewski is best known for the roughly 1,000 photographs of the Warsaw Uprising which he took in 1944.[1] He was assigned by the Polish underground Bureau of Information and Propaganda (BIP) to document the battle. He photographed in the districts of Powiśle, Śródmieście and Wola, until he was wounded on 6 September 1944. The last photo he took was of the several bodies lying in the street of the Old Town, without signs of life.[2][3][4]
- ^ Binder, David (12 October 1980).Photos Record 1944 Warsaw Uprising, The New York Times, Retrieved November 18, 2010
- ^ Janina Struk, 'My duty was to take pictures', The Guardian, 28 July 2005. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Radwanwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Warszawa. Jerzy Tomaszewski nie żyje. Fotografował powstanie warszawskie" (in Polish). wyborcza.pl.