Personal photographer of John Paul II. Author of numerous albums dedicated to the Pope. He has taken approx. one million photos of the Polish pontiff. He worked as the photographer of popes for 51 years. His first pontificate was that of Pius XII, then, working for L`Osservatore Romano, he photographed John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Arturo Mari accompanied John Paul II until his last moments, taking the last photo on the day of his funeral. His memoirs were written down by Jarosław Mikołajewski of Gazeta Wyborcza in the book Farewell - Till We Meet in Paradise.
1983
c-print, 19 x 24 cm,
author`s numbered label on the reverse,
edition: unspecified
vintage print
In the photograph general Wojciech Jaruzelski receives John Paul II at the Belweder Palace prior to his meeting with state and church authorities on 17 June 1983, during the Pope`s 2nd pilgrimage to Poland.
Personal photographer of John Paul II. Author of numerous albums dedicated to the Pope. He has taken approx. one million photos of the Polish pontiff. He worked as the photographer of popes for 51 years. His first pontificate was that of Pius XII, then, working for L`Osservatore Romano, he photographed John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Arturo Mari accompanied John Paul II until his last moments, taking the last photo on the day of his funeral. His memoirs were written down by Jarosław Mikołajewski of Gazeta Wyborcza in the book Farewell - Till We Meet in Paradise.