Delegates at the 66th PEN Congress
Photograph of PEN delegates at the 66th PEN International Congress in Warsaw, Poland, which was held on 15-20 June 1999 and titled Farewell to the Twentieth Century. From left...
Members at the 66th PEN Congress
Photograph of PEN members at the 66th International Congress in Warsaw, Poland, 15-20 June 1999, whose title was Farewell to the Twentieth Century. Among them are: Casimiro de Brito,...
Ana Blandiana and Czesław Miłosz
Photograph of Ana Blandiana, founder, president (1990-2004) and honorary president (2004-) of the reconstituted Romanian Centre, on the right, with the Polish the diplomat, poet, translator and Nobel laureate...
Charles Simic's autograph
Handwritten message from the Serbian-American Pulitzer Prize winning poet Charles Simic to the Polish Centre. This entry was written into the Centre's autograph album when Simic visited the Polish...
William Styron's autograph
Handwritten message from the American novelist William Styron to the Polish Centre. This entry was written into the Centre's autograph album when Styron visited the Polish Centre in Warsaw...
Simon Weisenthal's autograph
Handwritten message from the Polish writer, holocaust survivor and co-founder of the Jewish Historical Documentation Centre, Simon Wiesenthal, to the Polish Centre. This entry was written into the Centre's...
Czesław Miłosz and Tomaz Venclova's autographs
Handwritten messages from the diplomat, poet, translator and Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz (above) and the Lithuanian-American poet, activist and scholar Tomas Venclova (below) to the Polish Centre. These entries...
Iris Murdoch's autograph
Handwritten message from the British novelist Iris Murdoch to the Polish Centre. This entry was written into the Centre's autograph album when Murdoch visited the Polish Centre in Warsaw...
Lazar Fleishman's autograph
Handwritten message from the Ukrainian-American writer and academic Lazar Fleĭshman to the Polish Centre. This entry was written into the Centre's autograph album when Fleishman visited the Polish Centre...
Ronald Harwood's autograph
Handwritten message from the South African screenwriter and playwright Ronald Harwood to the Polish Centre. This entry was written into the Centre's autograph album when Harwood, who was president...
Jan Karski's autograph
Handwritten message from the Polish resistance-fighter and diplomat Jan Karski to the Polish Centre. This entry was written into the Centre's autograph album when Karski visited the Polish Centre...
Joseph Brodsky's autograph
Handwritten message written into the Polish Centre's guestbook by the Polish Russian-American poet and Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky, who visited the Polish Centre in Warsaw on 25 June 1993.
Erskine Caldwell's autograph
Handwritten message written into the Polish Centre's guestbook by the American novelist Erskine Caldwell, who visited the Polish Centre in Warsaw on 24 October 1942.
Borys Conrad's autograph
Handwritten message from the writer Borys Conrad to the Polish Centre. This entry was written into the Centre's autograph album when Conrad visited the Polish Centre in Warsaw on...
Saul Bellow's autograph
Handwritten message written into the Polish Centre's guestbook by Saul Bellow who visited the Polish Centre in Warsaw on 8 January 1960.
Umberto Eco in Warsaw
Photograph (from left to right) of the Polish writer Ewa Krasińska; the Italian philosopher, literary critic, and novelist Umberto Eco; and Artur Międzyrzecki, president of the Polish Centre (1991-96)....
Margaret Atwood's autograph
Handwritten message written into the Polish Centre's guestbook by Margaret Atwood, co-founder and president of the Canadian Centre (1984-86), who visited the Polish Centre in Warsaw on 13 February...
Joseph Brodsky signing books
Photograph of the Russian-American poet and Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky signing books at an event held at the Polish Centre in Warsaw in 1993.
Joseph Brodsky giving a talk
Photograph of the Russian-American poet and and Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky giving a talk at an event held at the Polish Centre in Warsaw in 1993.
Umberto Eco signing books
Photograph of the Italian philosopher, literary critic, and novelist Umberto Eco signing books at an event held at the Polish Centre in Warsaw in 1996.
Szymborska, Baranowska, and Marjańska
Photograph of poets at the Polish Centre in Warsaw in 1996. From left to right are the Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska; Małgorzata Baranowska; and Ludmiła Marjańska.
Literary gathering at the Polish Centre
Photograph of Polish writers and artists at the Polish Centre in Warsaw, most likely taken around 1980. From left to right are: Krystyna Zachwatowicz, scenographer, costume designer and actress;...
Seamus Heaney with Polish poets
Photograph of Polish writers with the Irish poet and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney at the Polish Centre in Warsaw in 1994. From left to right are: Ryszard Krynicki, poet...
Event with Czesław Miłosz
Photograph of Władysław Bartoszewski, president of the Polish Centre (2001-10), standing on the left and applauding the Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz, end on the right, and Juliusz Żuławski, president...
Panel event at the Polish Centre
Photograph of Polish writers and cultural figures at the Polish Centre in Warsaw in 2000. From left to right are: Tadeusz Matusiak; Jacek Bocheński, president of the Polish Centre...
Czesław Miłosz
Photograph of the diplomat, poet, translator and Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz standing before an audience and being photographed at the Polish Centre in Warsaw. This photograph was taken in...
Jan Karski and Jacek Kuroń
Photograph of Jan Karski, Polish resistance-fighter and diplomat, on the left, and Jacek Kuroń, political activist and Polish Minister of Labour and Social Policy (1989-90; 1992-93) on the right....
Bartoszewski, Weisenthal, and Międzyrzecki
Photograph of Polish writers meeting at the Polish Centre in Warsaw in 1994. Seated round the table from left to right are; Władysław Bartoszewski, president of the Polish Centre...
Maria Dąbrowska and Jerzy Zawieska
Photograph of the novelist, journalist and playwright Maria Dąbrowska, on the left, and Jerzy Zawieyski, playwright, political activist and actor, on the right, who were both members of the...
Borys Conrad and Jan Parandowski
Photograph of Borys Conrad, writer and son of the author Joseph Conrad, on the left, and Jan Parandowski, president of the Polish Centre (1933-78), on the right. This photograph...
Simon Weisenthal and Monika Żeromska
Photograph of Simon Wiesenthal, on the left, writer, holocaust survivor, and co-founder of the Jewish Historical Documentation Centre in Linz; and Monika Żeromska, artist and writer, on the right....
Maria Kuncewiczowa
Photograph of the Polish writer, novelist, and member of the Polish Centre Maria Kuncewiczowa, taken in 1979. In 1939 Kuncewiczowa helped establish and became the president of the Polish...
Erskine Caldwell and Bronisław Zieliński
Photograph of the American writer Erskine Caldwell signing a book whilst Bronisław Zieliński, translator and member of the Polish Centre, looks on. This photograph was taken in 1973 in...
Banquet for Filippo Marinetti
Photograph of a banquet held by the Polish Centre for the Italian poet and art theorist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in Warsaw in 1933. This photograph was contributed by the...
Frank Savery giving a speech
Photograph of Frank Savery, Consul General at the British Embassy in Warsaw (1919-39), giving a speech to members of the Polish Centre in Warsaw in 1938. This photograph was...
Scottish writers in Warsaw
Photograph of a delegation of Scottish writers and publicists in Warsaw in 1932. Among them are: Hugh MacDiarmid, co-founder and first president of the Scottish Centre (1928-), end on...
Homero Aridjis and Jacek Bocheński
Photograph of Homero Aridjis, president of PEN International (1997-2003), on the left, and Jacek Bocheński, president of the Polish Centre (1997-99), on the right, at the 66th PEN International...
Konstantin Balmont signing PEN memorial book
Photograph of the Russian poet Konstantin Balmont - who can be seen standing at the table in the forefront and centre of the crowd - signing the Polish Centre's...
Yiddish Centre at Warsaw Congress
Photograph of a delegation from the Yiddish Centre at the 8th PEN International Congress in Warsaw, Poland, 20-25 June 1930. From left to right are: Michał Weinzieher, art critic...
PEN members during Warsaw Congress
Photograph of PEN members gathered together during the 8th PEN International Congress in Warsaw, Poland, 20-25 June 1930. Among them are: Catharine Amy Dawson Scott, founder of PEN International,...
John Galsworthy and Ferdynand Goetel
Photograph of John Galsworthy, on the left, co-founder and president of English Centre (1921-32) and first president of PEN International (1921-33), and Ferdynand Goetel, on the right, president of...
English delegation outside Hotel Bristol
Photograph of a delegation from the English Centre gathered outside the Britsol Hotel during their stay for the 8th PEN International Congress in Warsaw, Poland, 20-25 June 1930. Among...
1930 PEN Congress in Warsaw
Photograph of PEN members at a conference held during the 8th PEN International Congress in Warsaw, Poland, 20-25 June 1930. This Congress was attended by over one-hundred guests from...