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Stanislaw Zagórski
Stanisław Andrzej Zagórski (born 11 January 1933) is a Polish graphic designer, illustrator, type designer and educator. He is known for his work in book design, record jackets, magazine illustration, posters and advertisements. Zagórski is one of the founders of the Polish School of Posters and became one of the first Polish graphic artists to achieve success in the United States. He has received numerous creative awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club of New York, and the Society of Illustrators. Biography Stanisław Andrzej Zagórski was born on January 11, 1933, in Warsaw, Poland, to Karol Zagórski and Irena () Zagórski. He graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 1957. While attending the academy, he met Rosław Szaybo, who went on to also become a graphic-designer. Zagórski said meeting Szaybo was one of the most important things that happened in his life. They both studied under professors Wojciech Fangor and Henryk Tomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
