GÓRKA Wiktor - Circus, f. 67 x 96cm, Copyright by DESA Foreign Trade Enterprise, Warsaw, poster no. 75
very good condition, slightly tattered right edge of poster
GÓRKA Wiktor (1922 - 2004) - outstanding representative and co-founder of the Polish School of Poster Design. In 1952, he received a diploma in graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in the studio of Jerzy Karolak. He studied painting in the studio of Jerzy Nowosielski and Tadeusz Kantor. His posters and designs were awarded in major Polish and international competitions. He created posters for, among others: "Spartacus", "How Far From Here, How Close", "The Great Escape", "Twilight of the Gods", "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Headless Horseman" and "Marathon Man". His best-known work is the poster design for the cult film "Cabaret," directed by Bob Fosse (1973).
