Eryk Lipiński (; 12 July 1908,
Kraków
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- 27 September 1991) was a Polish artist.
Satirist
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Under Contemporary, 1930-1960 ...
,
caricaturist
A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures.
List of caricaturists
* Abed Abdi (born 1942)
* Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003)
* Alex Gard (1900–1948)
* Alexander Saroukhan (1898–1977)
* Alfred Grévin (1827–1892)
* Alf ...
,
essayist
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, he has designed
poster
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s, written plays and sketches for
cabaret
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s, as well as written books on related subjects.
Biography
Eryk Lipiński studied at the
Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw ( pl, Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie) is a public university of visual arts and applied arts located in the Polish capital. The Academy traces its history back to the Department of Arts founded at the Warsaw U ...
from 1933 to 1939.
[ERYK LIPIŃSKI (1908-1991): KALENDARIUM ŻYCIA I TWÓRCZOŚCI]
at Muzeum Karykatury His debut as a caricaturist was made few years earlier, in 1928, in magazine ''Pobudka''.
[ In 1935 he cofounded with a satirical newspaper '; he was its chief editor for several years (1935–1937 and 1946–1953).][ During World War II he was one of the artists working with the Polish resistance, involved in production of false documents.][ He was arrested by the Nazis and imprisoned in the infamous ]Pawiak
Pawiak () was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Congress Poland.
During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to Siberia.
During the World War II German occupation of ...
prison, in Mokotów prison
Mokotów Prison ( pl, Więzienie mokotowskie, also known as ''Rakowiecka Prison'') is a prison in Warsaw's borough of Mokotów, Poland, located at 37 Rakowiecka Street. It was built by the Russians in the final years of the foreign Partitions of P ...
and in the Auschwitz concentration camp
Auschwitz concentration camp ( (); also or ) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It con ...
.[
After the war he joined the ]Polish United Workers' Party
The Polish United Workers' Party ( pl, Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza; ), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other lega ...
.[ He contributed to many newspapers and magazines, such as '']Przekrój
''Przekrój'' (; ''Cross-section'') was the oldest Polish weekly newsmagazine in operation, established in 1945 in Kraków. After temporary closure in 2013, it was bought by photographer Tomasz Niewiadomski and subsequently relaunched in December ...
'', ', ''Trybuna Ludu
''Trybuna Ludu'' (; ''People's Tribune'') was one of the largest newspapers in communist Poland, which circulated between 1948 and 1990. It was the official media outlet of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) and one of its main propaganda ou ...
'', ''Panorama'', ' and '. In 1966 he organized the First '.[ In 1978 he founded the Museum of Caricature in Warsaw and was its first director (it would be named after him in 2002).][ In 1980 he formed the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Monuments in Poland.][ Active in preserving Polish Jewish culture; in 1987 he founded the Association of Polish Cartoonists (Stowarzyszenie Polskich Artystów Karykatury, SPAK).][
One of the ]Polish Righteous Among the Nations
The citizens of Poland have the world's highest count of individuals who have been recognized by Yad Vashem of Jerusalem as the Polish Righteous Among the Nations, for saving Jews from extermination during the Holocaust in World War II. There a ...
(he received this title in 1991).
Eryk Lipiński
– his activity to save Jews' lives during the Holocaust
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, at Yad Vashem
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website
Honours
* Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...
* Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
* Gold Cross of Merit
* Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 (Polish language, Polish: ''Medal Zwycięstwa i Wolności 1945'') was a Polish military decoration awarded to persons who fought during World War II against Nazi Germany.
Overview
The medal was introduced by a dec ...
* Order of the Banner of Work
The Order of the Banner of Labor ( pl, Order Sztandaru Pracy) was a governmental award in Poland during the 20th-century era of the Polish People's Republic, a former Marxist-Leninist state.
The order was established by the Sejm (a chamber of th ...
* Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland
The Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (Polish: ''Medal 10-lecia Polski Ludowej'') is a former Polish civil state award established by the Council of State on 23 May 1954 to recognize services to the state.
It was created to mark ...
Awards
* 1948 - seven 1st prizes at the International Poster Exhibition in Vienna[
* 1964 - 1st prize for the best political poster of 1963][
* 1966 - Gold Pin (Złota Szpilka)][
* 1972 - Gold Pin with Laurel (Złota Szpilka z Wawrzynem)][
* 1981 - "Distinguished Artist of the Year 1980" of The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
]
References
External links
ERYK LIPINSKI: Biography and Posters (gallery)
Eryk Lipiński: Satire and Humour
Founding Father on Display
Warsaw Voice
''Warsaw Voice: Polish and Central European Review'' (shortly ''The Warsaw Voice'') is an English-language newspaper printed in Poland, concentrating on news about Poland and its neighbours. First released in October 1988, it is a general news ma ...
, 9 July 2008
Konkurs na rysunek satyryczny
(Satirical picture competition) in memory of Eryk Lipiński; p. 4 contains a set of photos of Lipiński
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1908 births
1991 deaths
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw alumni
Auschwitz concentration camp survivors
Burials at Powązki Cemetery
Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Artists from Kraków
Polish caricaturists
Polish resistance members of World War II
Polish satirists
Polish male writers
Polish Righteous Among the Nations
Polish Workers' Party politicians
Polish United Workers' Party members
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work
Writers from Kraków