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A memory about Professor Lidia Kuchtówna (1940–2023), a scholar of the Polish art of acting, directing, and stage design, who was affiliated with the Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences, for fifty-eight years. The article discusses her most important works in theater history and editorial projects, devoted to Wilam Horzyca, Irena Solska, and Karol Frycz. It describes her approach as combining the biographical and aesthetic perspectives. It emphasizes the methodical and thorough quality and wide range of her library and archive research, which involved numerous research trips. The author also highlights Professor Kuchtówna’s interest in theater iconography.