warsaw august 1947_c_henry_ncobb
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WARSAW, AUGUST 1947
PhotograPhs by henry n. Cobb
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Henry N. Cobb FAIA
PEI COBB FREED & PARTNERS Architects LLP
In the summer of 1947 I was a member of a small group of American design
professionals, led by the architect Hermann H. Field, who traveled to England,
Czechoslovakia, and Poland to study the progress of postwar reconstruction. In
Poland we visited Warsaw, Krakow, Katowice, Wroclaw, and Szczecin. Although
I cannot recall the precise length of our stay in the capital city, I do remember
clearly that we extended our visit for several days beyond its planned duration in
order to meet at greater length with planners in the Office for the Reconstruction
of the Capital (BOS), whose work we found deeply inspiring. The architects
Helena and Szymon Syrkus were our hosts in Warsaw, and we spent a memorable
Sunday with them at their small farmhouse outside the city on the bank of the
Vistula. Photographs taken on that occasion are included at the end of this album.
The photographs reproduced in this album were taken with a 35 mm camera
utilizing Kodachrome film. The color rendition of the transparencies is
remarkably well-preserved—no doubt owing to the fact that the cardboard-
mounted slides have been stored in a sealed box for the past sixty-four years.
The compact disk included herein contains the entire album in PDF format.
High-resolution files of individual images can be made available on request.
September 2011
88 Pine Street, New York, NY 10005 212 872-4020 fax: 212 872-4041 [email protected] www.pcf-p.com
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WARSAW, AUGUST 1947
hermann h. Field
henry n. Cobb
helena syrkus szymon syrkus
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all photographs © henry n. Cobb