Context area
Name of producer(s)
Jordi Rabell i Rigau
Producer history
Jordi Rabell i Rigau (Sant Feliu de Guíxols, April 23, 1933) is a photographer and collector. At a young age, he took a liking to photography and started to take pictures with his friends using a Univex camera.
During his military service, he applied to join the Corps of Photography and Cartography Specialists and was assigned to the School of Photography and Cartography at Cuatro Vientos (Madrid). Once the training course was completed, he was assigned to the laboratory at the Son Sant Joan military airfield (Mallorca).
After military service he set up a photographic laboratory with his friend Jaume Cervera, in which he made photographs of tourists. Inspired by the heavy snowfall of 1962, he organized a photography competition. From this arose the idea of founding the Photographic and Cinematographic Association of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, established in 1963.
From the 1960s until 1970, he participated in different photography competitions, winning several first prizes, such as, for example, first prize in the Concurs de la Gran Nevada (1962) and first photography prize in the Concurs de Sardanistes (1962).
He has participated in various exhibitions in Sant Feliu de Guíxols.
Archive history
In 2017, Jordi Rabell contacted INSPAI, Centre de la Imatge to donate 184 postcards that he had at his home in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. In 2018, the images were digitized with a Phase One camera and, subsequently, underwent digital processing and color management.
Details of entry
In 2016, a simple donation of two photographs was made, based on a simple donation form signed by Jordi Rabell.
In 2017, the producer was interested in donating a set of postcards to INSPAI. On December 22, 2018, Jordi Rabell i Rigau formalized the donation, based on a simple donation form signed by him and entered in the General Register of the Diputació de Girona on January 18, 2019.
Content area and structure
Scope and content
The Rabell Rigau collection consists of 184 postcards related to the regions of Girona and dated between 1920 and 1960. Mainly of these are views of the Girona coast, on the Costa Brava. Some of the images are of streets in Girona and others are of another town in the region.
Control of description area
Author and date(s)
Lydia Ballester, August 2022.
Sources
Administrative documentation related to the acquisition and technical treatment of the fonds.
