Contemporary Posters - Original contemporary/vintage Polish posters

Original contemporary/vintage polish posters (1950s-1990s) - the antique & vintage art posters of tomorrow...the art investment for the future; from the world-famous Polish School of Posters, recognized as the best in contemporary poster art comparable to France's La Belle Epoque of the 1890s.

Tomaszewski, Henryk

Henryk Tomaszewski CYRK posters
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Henryk Tomaszewski (1914 - 2005)
Awards: 1948 -Exhibits (five 1st prizes) -Vienna, AU
1956 -Award of the City of Vienna for Poster of the Month -Vienna, AU
1965 -1st Prize -Sao Paulo, Brazil; 1st Prize -Leipzig, GM
1966 -Silver Medal -International Poster Biennale -Warsaw, PL
1979 - Grand Prize -International Poster Biennale -Lahti, FI
1988 -Gold & Silver Medal -International Poster Biennale -Warsaw, PL
1991, 1994 -Bronze & Silver Medal -International Poster Triennale -Toyama, JA
Professor, Academy of Fine Arts (ASP), Warsaw, PL (1952-1985)
Honorary Royal Designer, Royal Society of Arts in London
Graphic designer of posters and theatrical sets, illustrator & cartoonist.
One of the founders of the Polish School of Posters (often referred to as 'The father of the Polish School of Posters').
Member, AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale)
Style: witty, abstract, symbolic, simple, childlike, informal, ability to communicate across language barriers, satiric images, using bold colors & abstract shapes to achieve graphic power