Josip Pelikan Photographic Studio, Celje
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7 Aug 2015
30 Sep 2015
An exhibition of the works of photographer Josip Pelikan from the collection of the Celje Museum of Recent History
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1 Mar 2011
30 Apr 2011
Background
The studio was first established by Johann Martin Lenz, a photographer based in Celje, who had this studio built in 1899, with three workrooms on the ground floor and a metal-and-glass structure on the second floor. The studio was heated, enabling the photographer to work in it all year round. In 1919 the house and studio were purchased by Josip Pelikan. The photographer left behind much high-quality documentary material from the time he lived in Celje between 1919 and 1977. He was the official photographer of the city of Celje and of the health centres of the region in the first half of the 20th century, for example, the spas Rogaška Slatina, Dobrna, and Rimske toplice. He was also During Second World War he documented suffering and war atrocities that were forced upon people of Celje region. After the war he committed himself to landscape photography. At that time he was one of the best Yugoslav professional photographers and a strict mentor to his followers, teaching the traditional photography techniques of wet and dry glass negatives, retouching, and manipulation of white photo paper.
An exhibition of Josip Pelikan's photography opened 16 December 2009 in Celje Museum of Recent History.
See also
External links
- Panoramic view of Josip Pelikan Photographic Studio, Slovenia Landmarks by Boštjan Burger