Cepelia 1967 Polish Folk Art Exhibition Poster, Waldemar Swierzy

Designed by Waldemar Swierzy, one of the founders of the Polish School of Posters, and among the most prolific and celebrated graphic artists in Polish history.  The Cepelia Polish Folk Art Exhibition Poster and was created to promote the First All-Polish Souvenir Exhibition for Cepelia, a state-run organisation that promoted traditional Polish folk art and crafts.


The acclaimed design features brightly coloured birds blending folk elements into pop art design in a style reminiscent of folk art paper cutouts, or wycinanki.

The end of the Second World War marked the dawn of a new period in the development of Polish poster art, which became known as the Polish School of Posters. The recently installed Communist regime began commissioning artists to design posters not only with social and political messages, but also, and more prominently, to promote the many aspects of the government-run (Ministry of Art and Culture) cultural media: concerts, exhibitions, film, jazz, opera, theatre, etc. and the circus (cyrk in Polish). The artists were instructed to reject Western values in their posters and were to follow rules about appropriate messaging, but other than that, they had complete artistic freedom. This resulted in some truly unique and bold designs, chock-full with individual personality, wit and subversive commentary. Heavy in metaphors and symbolism and executed in a painterly fashion with handcrafted typography the posters of the Polish School of Posters significantly influenced the international development of graphic design. The highly original designs remain contemporary to this day and continue to gain appreciation.

This vintage movie poster is in fantastic rolled condition and is sized 27 x 38 1/2 inches. It will be sent rolled (unframed).

• Year: 1967
• Poster Type: Polish B1
• Style: -
• Art By: - Waldemar Swierzy
  
• Rolled/Folded/Other: Rolled 
• Condition: Near Mint/Mint 
  
• Condition Details: Paper darkened with age a little. Just very light handling. Looks fabulous.