Rosław Szaybo (13 August 1933,

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– 21 May 2019,

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) was a Polish painter, photographer and cover designer. He graduated in 1961 from the

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, and was mentored by

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and Henryk Tomaszewski. In 1966 he moved to

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where he worked as an independent designer. Between 1968 and 1972 worked as an art director for the advertising company

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. Between 1972 and 1988 he was signed as the chief artistic director at CBS Records, where he designed over 2000 album covers, mostly for classical music, but also for artists like

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, Mott the Hoople,

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and

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. During his work in the UK, he also designed posters for English theatres. Upon his return to Poland in 1993 he started a photography workshop at the

, and also became artistic director at the Czytelnik publishing house. Amongst Szaybo's most recognisable works are the covers for English heavy metal band

's albums '' Stained Class'', '' Killing Machine'', '' British Steel'', and '' Sin After Sin'' as well as devising the band's logo. Szaybo also designed the cover for Polish jazz pianist

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's album '' Astigmatic''.

Honours

* Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2018) * Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2013)

References

External links

Rosław Szaybo Posters at Polish poster gallery
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