Designer · Poland · 1914–2005
Henryk Tomaszewski
Henryk Tomaszewski (1914–2005) – Polish poster artist, teacher; led Warsaw's Academy of Fine Arts poster studio until 1985; 7th São Paulo Biennial winner.
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1914–2005
- Country
- Poland
Henryk Tomaszewski was born in Warsaw in 1914 and died there in 2005. In 1934, he graduated from the School of Graphic Industry, and from 1934–1939 studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where he obtained his diploma under Miłosz Kotarbiński. From 1952, he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and ran the poster studio until 1985, educating successive generations of graphic artists, including Jan and Piotr Młodożeńcy and Filip Pągowski.
His best-known posters include “Pastoral Symphony” (1947), “Citizen Kane” (1948), “The Government Inspector” (1953), “Moore” (1959), “Oedipus Rex” (1961), “Hamlet” (1962) and “British Industrial Design” (1963). Together with Julian Pałka, he designed the 1000 zł banknote featuring Copernicus (1965).
He received First Prize in the UN poster competition (1947), five awards in Vienna (1948), First Prize at the 7th São Paulo Biennial (1963), the title of Honorary Royal Designer for Industry (1976), the Grand Prix at the 8th International Poster Biennial in Katowice (1979), the Jurzykowski Foundation Award (1984) and an Icograda distinction (1986). Exhibitions of his work were held at, among others, the Poster Museum at Wilanów (1972, 1990), Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (1991), Ginza Graphic Gallery in Tokyo (1992) and Zachęta (2014).
