Original vintage art poster for exhibition "Wokol Mrozka (Around Mrozek)" in Art Gallery of Teatr Nowy in Warsaw Poland 1982.
Waldemar Swierzy;
(09.09.1931 -
27.11.2013). Born in Katowice. Graduate of the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts
(Dept. of Graphic Art in Katowice). Obtained his diploma in 1952. Specialized
in poster and all forms of commercial graphic (book covers, stamps, CD covers).
Individual shows: Vienna, Moscow, Poznań, Sao Paulo, Caracas, Wrocław. He
designed his first poster in 1950. Worked as professor at the Poznań Academy of
Fine Arts.
Major Awards: Grand Prix Tolouse-Lautrec, Paris (1959);
Hollywood Reporters Awards for the poster (1975 and 1985); Gold Medal
International Biennial of Posters in Warsaw (1976); 1st Prize at the 2nd
International Biennial of Posters in Lahti, Finland (1977); Gold and Bronze
Medal at the International Jazz Salon "Jazzpo'' (1985); Gold Medal at the
Polish Poster Biennial, Katowice (Poland) (1989); He was a member of the
elitist Aliance Graphique International (AGI). Chairman of the Jury at the
Warsaw Poster Biennal.