American Offset Film Poster by Waldemar Swierzy, 1983

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American Film Poster is a vintage poster realized by Waldemar Swierzy (Poland, 1931-2013) in 1983. This poster was realized for … Read more American Film Poster is a vintage poster realized by Waldemar Swierzy (Poland, 1931-2013) in 1983. This poster was realized for the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Good condition. Waldemar Świerzy (Poland, 1931 - 2013); born in Katowice, Poland, he graduated from the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts in 1952. He was subsequently Professor in the University of Fine Arts in Poznań from 1965 and Professor in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw from 1994. In 1992 the government of Poland issued a postage stamp to honor one of his Cyrk posters, 'Clown with derby'. Swierzy is one of the Polish School of Posters' most prolific artists, having created over 2500 posters. He employed unusual concepts with a variety of techniques, frequently mirroring Polish social history from 1950's through 1980's, with a myriad of styles: folk art from the 50's, pop art from the 60's, portraits from the 70's, and TV images from the 80's. In addition, his Jazz Greats series of famous American jazz personalities became so well known that he reissued them in his later years as signed lithographs. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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