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Történettudomány - Berta Ferenc: Szigeti Henrik k. u. k. és szerb udvari fényképész Szolnokon

BERTA FERENC: SZIGETI HENRIK K. U. K. ÉS SZERB UDVARI FÉNYKÉPÉSZ SZOLNOKON

IRODALOM

BABARCZY Lukács

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osztálya számára. Szolnok.

BERTA Ferenc

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é. n. Fényképészek és műtermek Székesfehérváron. Egyetemi szakdolgozat. ELTE SCHEFTSIK György (szerk.)

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Ferenc Berta

Henrik Szigeti, a k.u.k. photographer in Szolnok

Between 1852 and 2002 there were 90 photographers operating in Szolnok who worked in their own studio or acted as travellers. Henrik Sziget was the only one of them who did not merely pursued photography to make a living, but as he had a professional calling, he aspired for artistic laureate. An outstanding professional photographer, he moved from Székesfehérvár to Szolnok, where he ran one of his relatives’ shop. Soon he stood out head and shoulders from the local photographers both in his professionalism and his business talent. A major part of the elite of the town, landowners, politicians, and actors frequented his studio. He was always the first to use the latest technological inventions of photography in Szolnok. His photographs appeared in several national papers, and as an invited guest, he participated in a number of international events. As such, he was the first in Szolnok to receive the title of k.u.k. and Serb court photographer.

He worked in the town of Szolnok between 1891 and 1928. From 27th March, 1892 till 1903, he ran his studio at 499 Count Szapáry Street. Between 1903 and 1907, he hired a studio in the building of the Commercial Bank, then, until 1912 at 2 Count Szapáry Street. After the renovation of the Kádár sweetshop was completed in 1913 in secession style, on the first floor of the rear front of the building, a flat was converted into a studio for him. He used this until his death in 1928, but for nearly half a century, a photographer operated there.

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