Eryk Lipiński (; 12 July 1908 – 27 September 1991) was a Polish artist.

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, he has designed

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s, written plays and sketches for

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s, as well as written books on related subjects.

Biography

Eryk Lipiński studied at the

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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 magazine '' Szpilki''; 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

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prison, in

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and in the

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. After the war he joined the

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. 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 ...

'', ', ''

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'', ''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

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(he received this title in 1991).
Eryk Lipiński
– his activity to save Jews' lives during the

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, at

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website

Honours

* Commander's Cross of the

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* Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta * Gold Cross of Merit *

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* Order of the Banner of Work * Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland

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 HumourFounding Father on Display

Warsaw Voice ''Warsaw Voice: Polish and Central European Review'', commonly shortened to ''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 ge ...

, 9 July 2008
Konkurs na rysunek satyryczny
(Satirical picture competition) in memory of Eryk Lipiński; p. 4 contains a set of photos of Lipiński {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipinski, Eryk 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 Polish magazine founders Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland