Jadwiga Golcz

Jadwiga Irena Golcz (1866–1936) was a Polish photographer, one of the pioneering women of the medium in Poland. Golcz owned a studio in Warsaw and took portraits of leading Polish artists.

Early life and education Jadwiga Golcz was born on 13 August 1866 in Gradowo, to a wealthy family of Polish landed gentry. She took an interest in photography in Wojciech Gerson's painting studio and Berlin to study the medium. as well as pictures documenting works of art. Ferdynand Ruszczyc or Henryk Siemiradzki.

In 1899, a company Golcz ran with Szalay played a role in creating the first distribution networks of foreign films in Warsaw and Łódź. Two years later, Golcz ran the first exhibition of film and cinematic equipment in Warsaw. the National Library of Poland, Museum of Warsaw and Museum of Art in Łódź.