Adam Mlodzianowski (1917-1985), Mościce, 1949

original lang woodcut, paper, card size 35x25 cm
The graphic comes from the Teka of woodcuts issued by the Provincial Office in Cracow on the occasion of July 22, 1949.

Adam Mlodzianowski (b. 1917 in Kalisz, d. 1985 in London)
Polish visual artist, Warsaw insurgent (1944); worked in book graphics, woodcuts, museum interior design. In cooperation with Prof. Jerzy Szablowski, he designed museum exhibitions at the Wawel Royal Castle and the Pieskowa Skała castle, and developed the interior design of the Karol Szymanowski Museum in the "Atma" villa in Zakopane. He graphically designed numerous book and sheet music publications for the Polish Music Publishing House in Cracow, as well as for the Literary Publishing House and the "Arkady" Publishing House.
He was the author of ex-librises, drawn up using the woodcut technique.
He was a member of the Group of Nine Graphic Artists (1947-1960) and a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.

In the People's Republic of Poland, July 22, or Polish Renaissance Day, was a day off from work, a major holiday with numerous propaganda academies and grand events celebrating the PZPR, the socialist system and its great achievements. A great example of socialist realism in art.
Work in very good condition.