Stanisław Zamecznik (10 March 1909 – 2 May 1971) was a Polish graphic artist, poster artist, scenographer and architect. Zamecznik was a professor of State Higher School of Fine Arts,
Poznań (now
Academy of Fine Arts). He was a cousin of
Wojciech Zamecznik, a graphic artist, interior decorator and photographer.
Biography
Zamecznik was born in
Warsaw. He was co-author of the innovative composition ''Węgiel'' at the exhibition in
Wrocław (with Wojciech Zamecznik; 1948). He designed numerous of international exhibitions,
Wojciech Fangor painting exhibition in an environmental style in the
Jewish Theatre in Warsaw (1958),
Henry Moore
Henry Spencer Moore (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi- abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. As well as sculpture, Moore produced ...
sculpture exhibitions in Warsaw (1959), exhibitions in the
National Museum
A national museum is a museum maintained and funded by a national government. In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments. In other countries a much greater numb ...
in Warsaw and permanent exhibitions in the Historical Museum in Warsaw. Zamecznik co-designed enlargement of the
Zachęta
The Zachęta National Gallery of Art (Polish
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edifice.
He was awarded 1st prize of the Ministry of Culture and Art. Zamecznik's first and only individual exhibition was held posthumously in 1972 in Warsaw, where he died.
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External links
Gallery of film posters by Stanislaw Zamecznik retrieved on October 14, 2007.
The Space Between Us at 0047
1909 births
1971 deaths
Artists from Warsaw
Polish poster artists
Polish graphic designers
20th-century Polish architects
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