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Henryk Tomaszewski: Graphic Artist.!
Henryk Tomaszewski (poster artist)
Polish poster artist
Henryk Tomaszewski | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1914 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | September 11, 2005 (aged 91) Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Graphic designer |
| Known for | Poster design |
Henryk Tomaszewski (pronounced tom-a-SHEV-ski) (June 10, 1914 – September 11, 2005) was a Polish poster artist and the "father" of the Polish Poster School.
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Biography
Henryk Tomaszewski was born in Warsaw, Poland on June 10, 1914, to a family of musicians.[1]
In 1934, he enrolled in the WarsawAcademy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1939.
During World War II and the Nazi occupation of Poland, Tomaszewski earned a living through his painting, drawings, and woodcuts which were later destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising. In 1947, he began creating posters for state-run film distribution agency Central Wynajmu Filmow with fellow designers Tadeusz Trepkowski and Tadeusz Gronowski.
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