Dimensions: 32 x 26 x 4.5 cm (case)
Inside the album is a card with the inscription: “Designs and Drawings by Jerzy Herbst”
Design for Społem’s anniversary tea, dated October 10, 1959, with signatures of those who approved the design and a printed copy
Two versions of the design for Społem’s MADRAS Indian tea packaging
Design for an advertisement for cake spices, signed “jherbst”
Advertisement design for the Warsaw Printing and Lithographic Ink Factory
Design for "Grysik" pasta packaging, two versions
A sheet with four label designs for the “Narew” Workers’ Cooperative in Półtusk: pickled cucumbers, gherkins, plums in vinegar, and plum compote
A sheet featuring three versions of labels for clove packaging, two labels for allspice, and two for whole peppercorns by Społem
A layout featuring two versions of labels for Społem’s ground paprika packaging
Label design for Społem’s “Popularna” tea and the printed version
Label design for Społem’s “Oryginalna” tea, featuring the “jherbst” signature, and the original packaging
Three versions of the packaging design for an orange-flavored product from Społem’s Manufacturing Plant in Włocławek
Flyer for the monthly magazine “China Reconstructs”
Packaging design for “Popularna” tea
Three sheets with logo designs: “Cooperative Economy,” “Planning and Financial Affairs,” “Training and Social-Local Government Affairs,” “Competition and Innovation,” "Miscellaneous News," "Editor's Responses," "Press Review," "Letters from Our Correspondents and Readers"
Logo design for the “Central Labor Cooperative”
Biography
He was born on May 25, 1907, in Humen, in the Kiev Governorate. In 1923, along with a group of Polish children, he was sent to Poland, fleeing poverty, persecution, and the Bolshevik invasion. At the age of 16, he ended up in an orphanage in Przysucha. His aunt, Maria Gonzaga-Myszkowska, brought him to Warsaw. In 1924, he graduated from high school, and in 1927, he secured a permanent position at the “Społem” cooperative. From 1931 to 1934, he studied at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts, which was renamed the Academy in 1932. There he came into contact with many instructors, but Tadeusz Pruszkowski became his mentor and favorite professor. Although Herbst did not join any of the groups formed on Pruszkowski’s initiative, he remained within his sphere of strong influence. After graduating, he worked as a designer and painter in the advertising department of “Społem.” In the 1930s, as well as during the occupation, he painted extensively. He was also involved in playwriting, a passion he shared with his colleague, the painter Eugeniusz Chruścicki. In 1939, he was drafted and took part in the September Campaign. After returning from the front, he maintained a studio on Aleja Niepodległości in Warsaw. He was married to Eugenia (née Styczyńska), with whom he had two children: Teresa (b. 1934) and Jerzy Wojciech (b. 1939). He died on May 16, 1975, in Warsaw.
