ECHO 1964 Stanislaw Rozewicz, Jacek Blawut WIKTOR GORKA POLISH POSTER

Original Polish 22 3/4 inch x 32 3/4 inch Poster for the 1964 Stanislaw Rozewicz Polish Drama ECHO starring Jacek Blawut, Wienczyslaw Glinski, Barbara Horawianka, Lech Ordon and Jerzy Szpunar.

In this Polish drama, a man’s past catches up with him and destroys his new life. Though he is a good father and a loving husband, his whole life is destroyed when his activities as a Nazi collaborator are exposed. He tries to explain that he only joined them to save another man’s life, but he cannot prove this.

Poster art by Wiktor Gorka (1922 - 2004). Born in Komorowice, Poland, Górka obtained a degree in graphic design from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 1952 where he was under the supervision of Jerzy Karolak. He was a co-founder of the so-called Polish School of Posters, whose most important principles were: simplicity and clarity, the use of concise symbols and poetic metaphors, as well as diverse means of expression. Between the 50s and the 80s Wiktor Górka worked with the biggest Polish publishers and film distributors. He designed posters (amounting to nearly 300), book and magazine covers, commercial logos and prints.

The poster is in fine unfolded (rolled) condition.