Polish painters and art professors, beginning in the post-war 1940’s responded to their country’s unique social and political events by raising the level of poster design to a true art form. The “Polish School of Posters” as their work came to described in international art circles, was acclaimed as a “conceived” poster image. One that induces looking and thinking. No commercial limitations were imposed on the great Polish poster artists designing movie, theater, music, dance, circus, sports, jazz and travel posters.
     These artists, who took so many international design awards during the 1940’s-1970’s, created a dramatic and powerful poster language. Each artist built their career and body of work by designing cultural posters that gave them the reputation of masters of “art of the street.”