Title: 50 years of the Soviet army
Author: Tomasz Ruminski
Item description:
About the author: Tomasz Ruminski (26.03.1930 Zwierzyniec near Zamosc - 12.10.1982 Munich) applied graphic designer (advertising and publishing graphics), stage designer and a respected and prolific poster designer, also engaged in exhibitions (large body of work), lived in Warsaw since 1950. Studied since 1950 at the Academy of Fine Arts (ASP) in Warsaw, at the General Department, then at the Scenography Department, graduating in 1956 in the studio of Professor Władysław Daszewski. He worked mainly with: Polish Chamber of Foreign Trade (PIHZ), Foreign Exhibitions and Fairs Company (PWiTZ), Artistic and Graphic Publishing House (WAG), Advertising Agency "Agpol". Numerous awards including: famous poster with a boy for LOT Polish Airlines - 1st place in PLL LOT competition 1961 and Fanfani Medal Milan 1970; 3rd prize 1st National Poster Biennale Katowice 1965; two 2nd prizes 2nd National Poster Biennale Katowice 1969; two 1st prizes 4th National Poster Biennale Katowice 1971; 2nd prize 5th. Biennale of Polish Poster Katowice 1973; prize Hollywood Reporter Los Angeles 1975 and 1977; 2nd prize 7th Biennale of Polish Poster Katowice 1977. Author of more than 300 posters mainly advertising posters (usually for CHZ foreign trade headquarters), social, political, party posters, also film posters (more than 40 film posters in 1962-1977), theater and circus posters; see PSB vol. 33 pp. 87-89.
Additional information:
Condition:
Item in more than good condition, quite badly damaged margins and corners, tears on the back sealed with restorer's tape, small loss near the lower right corner, numerous dirt or dust, punctured perforations in the corners
Grading of state of preservation:
- perfect condition: (6) no defects, no signs of use, like new
- very nice: almost perfect condition (+5), very slight defects, almost like new (unused)
- nice: very good condition (5), very slight, basically insignificant defects
- quite nice: condition - very good (-5), insignificant, insignificant defects
- more than good: condition between very good and good (4/5), quite insignificant, not very significant defects
- at least good: condition at least good (+4), not very significant defects
- good: condition of good (4), fairly significant defects
- less than good: condition -good (-4), significant defects
- more than sufficient: condition between good and sufficient (3/4), very significant defects
- at least sufficient: condition at least sufficient (+3), fairly poor condition, extremely significant defects, almost destructive
- Sufficient: sufficient condition (3), poor condition, major defects in the card, basically destruct
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