Spy Clown with Newspaper. Poster advertising Polish circus
Poster
1975 (printed)
1975 (printed)
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During the 1960s the Polish State Entertainment Agency (ZPR) hit on the idea of promoting Polish circus (CYRK) by commissioning posters from a group of leading poster artists including the poster designer and book illustrator Waldemar Swierzy (1931-2013) was a graduate of the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts and head of the poster design studio at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts from 1995 to 2001. He won several medals for many of his superbly witty posters produced from the 1950s onwards.
Many of these Polish circus posters produced by the ZPR featured the word Cyrk in eye-catching graphics. They were not intended as advertisements for specific performances or companies but as works of poster art that conjure the spirit of Polish circus. Brilliantly designed, rich in fantasy and humour, these posters were soon appreciated within Poland and abroad as collectable items, and have since featured in many exhibitions of poster art throughout the world.
Many of these Polish circus posters produced by the ZPR featured the word Cyrk in eye-catching graphics. They were not intended as advertisements for specific performances or companies but as works of poster art that conjure the spirit of Polish circus. Brilliantly designed, rich in fantasy and humour, these posters were soon appreciated within Poland and abroad as collectable items, and have since featured in many exhibitions of poster art throughout the world.
Object details
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| Title | Spy Clown with Newspaper. Poster advertising Polish circus (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printing ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising Polish circus, 1975. Colour lithograph by Waldemar Swierzy (1931-2013) |
| Physical description | Pictorial poster advertising Polish circus illustrated with an image of a bowler-hatted clown wearing steel-rimmed glasses and a black coat with a turned-up collar, with a newspaper with the headline Cyrk poking from his coat. Printed in black, purple, yellow and red on white paper |
| Summary | During the 1960s the Polish State Entertainment Agency (ZPR) hit on the idea of promoting Polish circus (CYRK) by commissioning posters from a group of leading poster artists including the poster designer and book illustrator Waldemar Swierzy (1931-2013) was a graduate of the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts and head of the poster design studio at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts from 1995 to 2001. He won several medals for many of his superbly witty posters produced from the 1950s onwards. Many of these Polish circus posters produced by the ZPR featured the word Cyrk in eye-catching graphics. They were not intended as advertisements for specific performances or companies but as works of poster art that conjure the spirit of Polish circus. Brilliantly designed, rich in fantasy and humour, these posters were soon appreciated within Poland and abroad as collectable items, and have since featured in many exhibitions of poster art throughout the world. |
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| Accession number | S.3805-1995 |
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