Andrzej Ryszard Heidrich (November 6, 1928 – October 20, 2019) was a Polish

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and

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er who designed Polish bank notes. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and graduated with

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. He designed bank notes for the National Bank of Poland since 1960, however the first bank note designed by him that went into circulation was a 500 złoych from 1974 portraying military leader

Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko ( be, Andréj Tadévuš Banavientúra Kasciúška, en, Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish Military engineering, military engineer, statesman, an ...

. He also designed covers and illustrated books by Polish authors such as:

Ryszard Kapuściński Ryszard Kapuściński (; 4 March 1932 – 23 January 2007) was a Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author. He received many awards and was considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Kapuściński's personal journals in bo ...

Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz Jarosław Leon Iwaszkiewicz, also known under his literary pseudonym Eleuter (20 February 1894 – 2 March 1980), was a Polish writer, poet, essayist, dramatist and translator.Bartłomiej Szleszyński, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. 2003 Culture.plJaros ...

, and

Leszek Kołakowski Leszek Kołakowski (; ; 23 October 1927 – 17 July 2009) was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analyses of Marxist thought, especially his three-volume history, '' Main Currents of Marxism'' (1976). ...

. From 1974 to 1989 he was the chief graphic designer of the Czytelnik Publishing House.

Education

Primary School

Military Family School () in

Żoliborz Żoliborz () is one of the northern districts of the city of Warsaw. It is located directly to the north of the City Centre, on the left bank of the Vistula river. It has approximately 50,000 inhabitants and is one of the smallest boroughs of W ...

Middle School

The middle school of printmaking

High School

The famous Fine Arts High School

Font design

The fon
Bona Nova
was designed by Heidrich in 1971.

Book Covers

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made by Heidrich include: *

His Master's Voice His Master's Voice (HMV) was the name of a major British record label created in 1901 by The Gramophone Co. Ltd. The phrase was coined in the late 1890s from the title of a painting by English artist Francis Barraud, which depicted a Jack Russ ...

Stanisław Lem Stanisław Herman Lem (; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical ...

* Shah of Shahs by

A Perfect Vacuum ''A Perfect Vacuum'' ( pl, Doskonała próżnia) is a 1971 book by Polish author Stanisław Lem, the largest and best known collection of Stanislaw Lem's fictitious criticism of nonexisting books. It was translated into English by Michael Kande ...

Stamps

* A line of stamps featuring Historical figures including Meiszko I, Kazimierz Weilki,

Kazimierz Jagiellonczyk Casimir IV (in full Casimir IV Andrew Jagiellon; pl, Kazimierz IV Andrzej Jagiellończyk ; Lithuanian: ; 30 November 1427 – 7 June 1492) was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440 and King of Poland from 1447, until his death. He was one of the ...

Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski ( la, Andreas Fricius Modrevius) (ca.1503 – autumn 1572) was a Polish Renaissance scholar, humanist and theologian, called "the father of Polish democracy". His book ''De Republica emendanda'' (''O poprawie Rzeczypospol ...

, and Tadeusz Tosciuszko. * A line of stamps featuring Kinds of

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. * A line of stamps featuring

medicinal plants Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection ag ...

. * A line of stamps featuring landscapes of places in Poland. * Two stamps of buildings in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

. * Two stamps featuring

Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus (; pl, Mikołaj Kopernik; gml, Niklas Koppernigk, german: Nikolaus Kopernikus; 19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic Church, Catholic cano ...

. * A stamp featuring the Mniszech Palace. * A stamp for the 20th Anniversary of the

Polish People's Republic The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million nea ...

. * A stamp featuring a Train. * A stamp featuring St. Hedwig. * A stamp featuring

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

. * A stamp featuring a

Brontosaurus ''Brontosaurus'' (; meaning "thunder lizard" from Greek , "thunder" and , "lizard") is a genus of gigantic quadruped sauropod dinosaurs. Although the type species, ''B. excelsus'', had long been considered a species of the closely related ''A ...

Work on flags and Coats of arms

Flags

* Flag of the Lublin Voivodeship (Adopted 14 June 2004) * Flag of the Masovian Voivodeship (Adopted 29 May 2006) POL województwo lubelskie COA

Coats of arms

* Coat of arms of the Lublin Voivodeship(Adopted 14 June 2004) *

Coat of arms of the Masovian Voivodeship The coat of arms that serves as the official symbol of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, consists of a red Escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon, that features a white (silver) eagle, with raised wings, and its head turned left. Its current version had ...

(Adopted 29 May 2006)

Other Notable Credits

* Production Designer for 1966 short film Blekitny kaczorek * Designer of poster for Polish release of Japanese movie

Onna no Koyomi is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu based on the short story collection by the Japanese woman writer Sakae Tsuboi. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Kinuyo Tanaka as Michi Saeki * Yōko Sugi as Kuniko Hy ...

* Designer of poster for the film Spellbound () * Designer of the Medical University of Warsaw's emblem * The "Gallery of Portraits of Polish Rulers”, 44

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miniatures depicting images of Polish

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s and

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s. * Created design of passports. * Designed the Eagle emblem on military caps, police badges, and distinctions for Polish soldiers who fought in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

and

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. * Painted a series of miniatures with images of

Mikołaj Rej Mikołaj Rej or Mikołaj Rey of Nagłowice (4 February 1505 – between 8 September/5 October 1569) was a Polish poet and prose writer of the emerging Renaissance in Poland as it succeeded the Middle Ages, as well as a politician and musician. H ...

Jan Kochanowski Jan Kochanowski (; 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to the Polish literary language. He is commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz. Li ...

Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (; 24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Ro ...

and

Stanisław Wyspiański Stanisław Mateusz Ignacy Wyspiański (; 15 January 1869 – 28 November 1907) was a Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic, national dramas within ...

Awards and distinctions

* Commander 's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta - 2014 * Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta - 1999 * Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta - 1977 * Gold Cross of Merit - 1977 * Gold

Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...

- 2006 *

Medal of the 40th anniversary of People's Poland The Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland (Polish: ''Medal 40-lecia Polski Ludowej'') is a former civil decoration of Poland established by the Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Po ...

* Medal for Merit to Banking - 1989

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heidrich, Andrzej 1928 births 2019 deaths Polish graphic designers Polish typographers and type designers Artists from Warsaw