Designer · Poland · 1914–1954
Tadeusz Trepkowski
Tadeusz Trepkowski (1914–1954) – Polish poster artist, forerunner of the Polish School of Posters, author of “No!” (1952), in MoMA’s collection.
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1914–1954
- Country
- Poland
Tadeusz Trepkowski was born in 1914 in Warsaw and died in December 1954 in Warsaw. He was largely self-taught – he attended the Municipal School of Decorative Arts only briefly. Despite lacking a full artistic education, he quickly gained recognition: in 1937, his poster “Attention!” won the Grand Prix in Paris. His work spanned the pre- and post-war periods, with its most important part created during the first decade after the Second World War.
He created around 80 posters, including film posters – among them those for “The Last Stage” (1948) and “The Battle of Stalingrad” (1950) – as well as a poster for PLL LOT (1954). His best-known work is the anti-war poster “No!” (1952), held in the MoMA collection. Trepkowski was one of the forerunners of the Polish School of Posters; his visual language was characterised by minimalism and the use of symbols – instead of human figures, he introduced weapons, tools and objects carrying meaning.
The Tadeusz Trepkowski Prize has been awarded since 1955, established by WAG; its recipients have included Roman Cieślewicz, Waldemar Świerzy and Maciej Urbaniec.
Key designs
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No!
anti-war poster, in the MoMA collection
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Attention!
