Designer · Poland · 1908–1991
Eryk Lipiński
Eryk Lipiński (1908–1991) – Polish caricaturist and poster artist; co-founder of “Szpilki” (1935), founder of Warsaw’s Museum of Caricature (1978).
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1908–1991
- Country
- Poland
Eryk Lipiński was born in Kraków in 1908 and died in 1991. In 1935, together with Zbigniew Mitzner, he founded the satirical weekly “Szpilki”; he also contributed to “Przekrój”, “Trybuna Ludu” and other publications. He was imprisoned in Auschwitz. After the war, he was among the creators of the Polish School of Posters, and in 1966 he initiated and curated the 1st International Poster Biennale in Warsaw. In 1978, he founded the Museum of Caricature in Warsaw, which has operated as an independent institution since 1983 and has borne his name since 2002. In 1991, Yad Vashem honoured him with the title of Righteous Among the Nations.
