OFFICIAL CATALOG OF THE POLISH SECTION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ART AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION 1937 IN PARIS [1937].

Description

This is the official catalog of the Polish pavilion at the International Exhibition “Art and Technology in Modern Life” (Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne), held in Paris from May 25 to November 25, 1937 . It was one of the largest and most prestigious world exhibitions of the interwar period, in which Poland presented its achievements in art, architecture, industry and technology.

The Polish pavilion, designed by Jozef Szanajca, was considered one of the most beautiful at the exhibition – as evidenced by the fact that it received the Grand Prix in the architecture category. The catalog documents all of the Polish exhibitions: from painting and sculpture (including paintings by Zofia Stryjeńska, Wladyslaw Skoczylas, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz), interior design and furniture making, to modern technology, machinery industry, mining, metallurgy, textile industry, as well as the achievements of Polish scientific and technical thought.

At the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937, Poland presented itself as a modern, dynamically developing country, and the Polish pavilion won praise from critics and the public, becoming one of the symbols of the success of the Second Republic on the international stage. The catalog is not only an invaluable source of knowledge about Polish artistic and technical achievements of the interwar period, but also a valuable historical memento, documenting Poland’s prestige just before the outbreak of World War II.

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