This poster was designed by Franciszek Starowieyski in 1961 for the film Samson by noted film director Andrzej Wajda. The poster measures 23″ x 33″. Uses art house aesthetics to tell a story about the Holocaust. Wajda’s World War II film alludes to the Old Testament story of Samson, who had supernatural physical strength. NOTICE: the last image shows the lower left corner which has some slight creasing. This is a Vintage Original Poster from my personal Starowieyski Collection that I acquired from K. Dydo at his Galeria Plakatu in Krakow Poland during an academic trip in 1986. It is in very good condition, has been store in a flat file, and has never been exhibited or framed. (born July 8, 1930 in Bratkowka, Poland, died February 23, 2009), was an awarding winning artist. From 1949 to 1955 he studied at Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and Warsaw. He studied drawing, painting, stage designing, and book illustration. His posters specialized in imaginative, often surreal and beautifully grotesque images. He was a member of. Was the first Polish artist to have a one man show at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York City in 1986. 1973 – Award, International Biennale of the Arts, São Paulo (Brazil). 1974 – Film poster award, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes (France). 1974 – 2nd Prize, International Biennial of Posters, Warsaw (Poland). 1978 – 2nd Prize, International Biennial of Posters, Warsaw (Poland). 1979 – Gold Plaque, International Film Festival, Chicago (USA). 1982 – Silver Hugo, Film poster competition. 2000 – 3rd Prize, International Biennial of Posters, Warsaw (Poland). The item “REDUCED! Original Vintage Polish Poster/Franciszek StarowieyskiSAMSON Film 1961″ is in sale since Monday, February 19, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Art Posters”. The seller is “artistvoodoo” and is located in Willimantic, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Signed?: Signed
- Artist: Franciszek Starowieyski
- Style: Vintage
- Framed/Unframed: Unframed
- Date of Creation: 1961
- Year of Production: 1961
- Features: Signed
- Subject: FILM
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original