Henryk Tomaszewski

Henryk Tomaszewski, plakacista
fot: Erazm Ciolek/FORUM

Henryk Tomaszewski

One of the finest poster and graphic artists in the world, an illustrator and teacher, pioneer of the Polish poster school. Born June, 10, 1914, in Warsaw; died September 11, 2005, in Warsaw.

The strength of his graphic works lies in a simple and intelligent translation of messages and symbols from literary, theatrical, film, music and social themes into a visual language. He himself admitted ‘a lifetime search for such signs which would be comprehensible to everyone’.