Cyrk - contemporary Polish circus posters, emerged in 1962 as a genre of the Polish School of Posters. They are characterized by their display of aesthetic qualities such as painterly gestures, linear design, hand-lettering, metaphors, humor, and vibrant colors. Usually based on a single theme and meant to be advertisements; they were created in an attempt to interest the passerby in the upcoming circus. Several Polish painters contributed to establishing the art style, among them Henryk Tomaszewski.{{cite news, url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/14/arts/henryk-tomaszewski-leader-of-the-polish-poster-school-dies-at-91.html, title=Henryk Tomaszewski, Leader of the Polish Poster School, Dies at 91, last=Heller, first=Steven, date=September 14, 2005, work=The New York Times, accessdate=2009-07-07

Cyrk Poster Artists

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Henryk Tomaszewski
Jan Lenica
Boguslaw Lustyk
Tadeusz Jodlowski

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Rafał Olbiński
Andrzej Pagowski

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Mieczyslaw Gorowski

Maciej Urbaniec
Franciszek Starowieyski
Roman Cieślewicz

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Hubert Hilscher

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External links

International Vintage Poster Dealers Association

Contemporary Posters