Polish School of Posters: Vintage Film & Propaganda Posters
The Polish School of Posters was a loose collective of artists which were commissioned by the government to create film & propaganda posters. Artists were given a broadly ‘anti-western’ brief but left otherwise to their own devices.
The Polish School of Posters is as famous for its striking visual style as its scathing politics. Despite their propagandist intent, posters of the Polish School rely heavily on visual metaphors which often reveal a much more subversive message. Perhaps the most famous of these is the CYRK posters, many of which contain coded images criticising the Soviet regime. Vintage posters from renown Polish poster artists like Hubert Hilscher, Mieczyslaw Wasilewski, and Jakub Erol offer rare insight into the tension between political expression and artistic freedom.Read more
Hello, Taxi! | Poland | 1976 £500
Kalisz Theater Festival | Poland | 1971 £400
Shoot Paragon! | Poland | 1970 £500
The Blizzard | Poland | 1964 £350
Blood is the Gift of Lifes | Poland | 1970s £300
Love at the Top | Poland | 1974 £550
Swindler | Poland | 1974 £350
Beloved Wild Animal | Poland | 1972 £350
Cyrk | Poland | 1979 £250
I'll Show You! | Poland | 1979 £300
Voice for Sale | Poland | 1973 £450
11th FAI World Gliding Champions | Poland | 1968 £700
Champions of the Winter World Biathlon | Poland | 1968 £800
Come to Poland | Poland | 1971 £650
If It's a Gift, It's Made of Linen | Poland | 1973 £550
Circus in the Circus | Poland | 1977 £450
The Golden Child | Poland | 1988 £200
Cyrk | Poland | 1974 £750
Cyrk | Poland | 1978 £300
Ofiara | Poland | 1980 £350
Days of Soviet Literature in Poland | Poland | 1977 £500