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Konserwacja kurdybanów w krakowskim warsztacie Wacława Szymborskiego

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Rosa H., Bogacz-Walska M.

Ochrona Zabytków

1996

issue 2

187-193

Wacław Szymborski (1 8 9 8 -1 9 6 8 ) was born in Częstochowa but his whole life was connected with Cracow where he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and, already during his studies, began working as a conservator. His greatest accomplishment was the conservation and execution of copies o f the cordwains purchased in Moritzburg for the Wawel Royal Castle. For the purposes o f this task, in which he was involved from 1928 to 1948, Szymborski was compelled to become acquainted with the technique o f the cordwain. He organised a special workshop on Wawel Hill with up to twenty helpers. He also designed and personally made the necessary tools (models and decorations o f the leather). In 1938 and 1939 Szymborski was awarded prizes at international exhibitions held in N ew York and Saloniki. He was also a conservator o f paintings, including the Racławice Panorama (1 9 5 0 -1 9 5 6 ). His other achievements are leather cordwain covering o f his own design for the Madonna chapel in Jasna Gora and a baldachim for the presbitery o f the Warsaw cathedral. The postwar situation in Poland was unfavourable for Szymborski, whose years were connected with dire financial difficulties. From the perspective o f over a quarter o f a century from his death it appears that Szymborski was insufficiently appreciated. Despite the enormity o f his work, the number o f publications and documents about him remains very modest.

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1 Ochrona Zabytków

1 Bogacz-Walska M.

1 Rosa H.

1 1996

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Konserwacja kurdybanów w krakowskim warsztacie Wacława Szymborskiego