Sawka Jan (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Soiling and damp stain to beige cloth. No jacket. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This tall hardcover with dust jacket is flat SIGNED by the author on inside title page. Dust jacket is clean and crisp with hint of shelf wear. Covers clean. The pages appear bright and unmarked. Book has beautiful color illustrations. Ships FAST! Bringing great books to happy readers since 2002.…

Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Octavo. Clean, sound, with slight curl to front wrapper (cover). Very good overall. 80 pages. Excellent anthology of Polish poetry in translation. This is not the bi-lingual edition.

Paperback. First edition. Fine paperback/booklet. SHIPS THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. Essay by Frank V. Boyer; quotes from various critics. Staple-bound stiff wraps; 10 pages; 15 color images; 5.5 x 8.5 inches. The catalogue for an exhibition of paintings, sculptures, and UMU glass artworks by Jan Swaka. Born in Poland in 1946, Swaka was harassed as an artist by the Communist regime determined to turn him into a "socialist-artist." He moved to Paris in 1976 to take a position as a resident artist at the newly-opened Centre Georges Pompidou. When still refused to toe the party line, Poland revoked his passport, leaving him stateless. He then moved to the US, where he flourished as an artist and editorial illustrator. In 1989, Sawka designed a 10-story tall set for The Grateful Dead's 25th Anniversary tour (pictured in the catalogue.) In 1993, he created his first full multi-media spectacle, "The Eyes," in Japan.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good Dust Jacket. Limited 1st Edition. Limited 1st edition, signed by Jan Sawka. Color plates have been laser-scanned from the original etchings, printed in six colors, and bound by Toppan Printing Company (America), Inc., in Japan. The book and its jacket are printed on 105 pound Hakoh Natural Finish. Limited edition of 2,500. Also has complete number line. Very good hardcover with good dust jacket, from a private home collection. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Signed by Jan Sawka in pencil on title page. Text and artwork unmarked and clean. Dust jacket is worn along edges, with some tears, and back has some rubbing. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Signed by Author.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Card covers are lightly marked from shelving and handling, corners bumped; binding is tight; pages are unmarked with colour plates, text in Polish and English. ; 11 x 0.25 x 8.25 inches; 75 pages.

First edition. Signed by the author/artist. Hardcover. Folio-size. With a handsome bookplate of a French-Australian bookseller/collector on the front paste-down, o/w fine in like dustjacket. Polish-born artist's tribute to great writers and the literary imagination, 25 drypoint etchings, coloured, with an imaginary script acting as a backdrop to the illustration. With a foreword by Professor James Beck. Signed by Sawka on the half-title page. This heavy book will cost more to send overseas, than any default postage rate noted. …

Condition: Fine. NY 1986 first edition. Potter. sm folio. Hardcover. ISBN 0-517-560852. Many fullcolor plates. ***Signed by Sawka . Limited edition of 2500 copies.Fine in VG+ dj. (no tears, no chips on dj.) Tiny remainder dot on closed page ends. no owner marks.

1st edition. One of 2,500 copies, signed by Sawka. Cloth, dust jacket with light wear, otherwise near fine. Signed.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. X2770 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 330.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Folio. White cloth, black and blind-stamped. Introduction by Professor James Beck. Pictorial dust jacket, sticker residue, scuffed bottom corner, soiled heel and price clipped. Signed on half-title. Former owner's name on half-title, otherwise clean interior. Jan Sawka (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Graphis 210 included a.o. an article on Jan Sawka, ( pages 288 - 301 with illustrations). This article was removed from the original Graphis 210 copy and pasted in the original cover of Graphis 210. This was send to a friend in the Netherlands, together with a New Year wish for 1981 (the numbers 1981 and an open window are coloured, furthermore it is a b/w drawing) and a large handwritten letter (dated December 29, 1980) for this friend. A4.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book softcover stapled exhibition catalogue colour ills throughout pp10. Condition New.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

First Edition. A BOOK OF FICTION, Potter, 1986, first edition fine in dust-wrapper. 1/2,500 copies. Profusely illustrated in color by this world renown artist. Signed by the artist.

Condition: Ottimo (Fine). Manifesto originale prodotto per la casa discografica Muza Polskie Nagrania. Il manifesto riproduce il marchio "PAGART", agenzia d'arte fondata a Varsavia il 31 dicembre 1956 con l'obiettivo, tra gli altri, di promuovere gli artisti polacchi, e quello della casa disografica Muza Polskie Nagrania . Cm 60x41. . . Ottimo (Fine). . . . Jan Sawka fu un importante pittore ed incisore polacco, emigrato negli Stati Uniti nel 1977 a causa  della sua attività di oppositore al governo polacco. Sawka era una star della famosa scuola di poster polacca e un artista di spicco della controcultura. Tra la fine degli anni '60 e l'inizio degli anni '70, divenne noto in Polonia per i manifesti e le scenografie che disegnava per gruppi teatrali d'avanguardia. Book.…

Clarkson N. Potter, 1986. 34 x 26,5 cm. Hardcover (clothbound) with dustjacket. With illustrations in color. Unpaginated. [Art / international artist [Buitenlandse Kunstenaars] ].

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Varsovie, Musée Plakatu, 1980. Affiche non entoilée, 65,5 cm x 97 cm. Affiche de Jan Sawka pour la Biennale du Musée Plakatu présentant Trois graphistes Holger Matthies, Shigeki Miyama et Jan Sawla. Très bon état.

Condition: In fine condition. Samizdat edition. Cover (front and rear), and eight full page illustrations by Jan Sawka. Samizdat edition. In publisher's, illustrated wrappers. (4), 4(5), 5113, (1) p. Samizdat edition of Krynicki's illustrated book of poems. Ryszard Krynicki (b. 1943) is a Polish poet and translator. During the 19701980s he was strongly associated with the Polish oppositional movement, his books were banned and not published officially. This samizdat edition is a facsimile of the 1978 Paris edition, supplemented with the illustrations by Jan Sawka (19462012) the Polish-born American artist and architect, most famous for design of the 10-story tall set for The Grateful Dead's 25th Anniversary tour. . In publisher's, illustrated wrappers. Cover (front and rear), and eight full page illustrations by Jan Sawka. (illustrator).…

Condition: dostateczny (3). @ Reference / Haslo: plakat muzyczny; @ Dating / Data powstania: 1974; @ Edition / Wydanie: Wydanie 1, jedyne; @ Publishers and printers imprint / Adres wydawniczy: KAW WAG PZG Bydg. zam. [2959/74, nakł. 5000+500, W-75]; @ Circulation / Naklad: 5500; @ Signature / Sygnatura: Jan Sawka '74; @ Technique / Technika: Color offset; @ Size in cm / Wymiary w cm, format: 74x59 cm; @ Condition / Stan: dostateczny (3), mocno przycięty, zachowana jedynie centralna i najciekawsza część kompozycji, przycięty m.in. tytuł, destrukt!!!; @ Information about an author / Informacje o autorze: Jan Sawka (born 10th Decmeber 1946 in Zabrze, died 9th August 2012 in High Falls, the USA), a workhop and applied graphic designer, a poster artist, an illustrator, a painter, also a sculptor, a scenographer and an architect. In the years 1964-1972 he studied architecture at The Wrocław Polytechnic, he obtained the degree in 1972, from 1969 to 1972 he studied individually painting and graphics at The National High School of Fine Arts (nowadays The Academy of Fine Arts) in Wrocław, he was a member of the The Polish Visual Artists' Association (Związek Polskich Artystów Plastyków) since 1972, he belonged to the group of 'The Wrocław Four' - the young poster artists of Wrocław: Jan Jaromir Aleksiun, Jerzy Czerniawski, Jan Sawka, Eugeniusz Get-Stankiewicz. Since 1972 connected with Teatr STU (The Theatre of a Hundred) and the magazine entitled 'Student', he co-operated with many publishing houses and magazines in Poland and the USA, where, since 1977 he stayed permanently, in the years 1976-1977 he lived in Paris. Numerous exhibitions and awards, among others in the category of poster: Honour Prize of the Third International Lahti Poster Biennal in 1979; Gold Medal of the Seventh International Poster Biennal in Warsaw, in 1978; Silver Medal at the Fourteenth Biennale of Graphic Designing in Brno in 1990; awards at the Seventh and Ninth CIIPE - Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition 1991, 1995. The author of posters of theme variety: theatrical, music, event, exhibition, political and a few film ones and circus bills.; @ Comments / Uwagi: [Polskie Stowarzyszenie Jazzowe PSJ].Old Timers - polski zespół jazzu tradycyjnego, założony w Warszawie w 1965 przez trębacza Henryka Majewskiego, pianistę Wojciecha Kamińskiego i puzonistę Jerzego Kowalskiego, istniejący do dziś w zmienionym składzie osobowym.; @ Thematic categories / Kategorie tematyczne: plakat muzyczny. …

Condition: Very good. - An original 21 inch high by 20-3/4 inch wide black, white, and red offset lithograph poster, an abstract portrait of a person, likely a man, portrayed from the shoulders up. A wild black mane of hair frames a gray, black & white face at the center of which "STU" is printed in black and white above a red & black shirt. A black rays of the sun are centered between the striped shoulders of the shirt with "TEATR" printed at the bottom center left. The image is set against a background of diagonal red and white stripes with a peace logo at top right. Black margins frame the image and the artist's name "SAWKA" is printed vertically in red along the right margin. Once folded vertically and horizontally, probably for mailing, there are staple or pin holes to the corners. There is a short tear near the bottom of the right edge and another to the left edge of the middle fold. Very good. Provenance: Gift of the designer to The Iowa Theater Lab, an experimental theater company which settled in Catskill, NY, located not far from his home in High Falls, NY.The Polish-American artist and architect Jan Sawka (1946-2012) was born in the Silesian city of Zabrze. His father was imprisoned by the communist regime in Poland. A leading artist of the counter-culture, Sawka earned a master's degree in painting and print-making and was famous as a member of the Polish Poster School. He became known for his posters and stage sets. He was exiled from Poland for his activities in opposition to the government and immigrated to New York. He created editorial drawings for the New York Times and created prints posters and sets for the theatre. He created posters and sets for The Grateful Dead, including a 10-story tall set for their 25th Anniversary tour in 1989.Originally a student theatre created by Krzystof Jasinski in 1986, STU Teatr produced avant-garde works and open-air performances. The theatre company evolved into a project-based company whose repertoire included Polish and world classics.…

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Wroclaw, P.Z.G., 1972. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Accroc bord inférieur sans manque, légers accrocs sur les côtés sinon bon état.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Wroclaw, P.Z.G., 1976. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Accroc bord supérieur sans manque, léger accroc au bas de l 'affiche sinon bon état.

Condition: ładny (5). @ Reference / Haslo: plakat muzyczny; @ Dating / Data powstania: 1971; @ Edition / Wydanie: Wydanie 1, jedyne; @ Publishers and printers imprint / Adres wydawniczy: 2387 - ŁDA - 11.6.71 - U68/4267 - 10.000 A2; @ Circulation / Naklad: 10000; @ Signature / Sygnatura: Jan Sawka 1971; @ Technique / Technika: Color offset; @ Size in cm / Wymiary w cm, format: 60x41 cm (A2); @ Condition / Stan: ładny (5), nieznacznie uszkodzony górny prawy róg.; @ Information about an author / Informacje o autorze: Jan Sawka (born 10th Decmeber 1946 in Zabrze, died 9th August 2012 in High Falls, the USA), a workhop and applied graphic designer, a poster artist, an illustrator, a painter, also a sculptor, a scenographer and an architect. In the years 1964-1972 he studied architecture at The Wrocław Polytechnic, he obtained the degree in 1972, from 1969 to 1972 he studied individually painting and graphics at The National High School of Fine Arts (nowadays The Academy of Fine Arts) in Wrocław, he was a member of the The Polish Visual Artists' Association (Związek Polskich Artystów Plastyków) since 1972, he belonged to the group of 'The Wrocław Four' - the young poster artists of Wrocław: Jan Jaromir Aleksiun, Jerzy Czerniawski, Jan Sawka, Eugeniusz Get-Stankiewicz. Since 1972 connected with Teatr STU (The Theatre of a Hundred) and the magazine entitled 'Student', he co-operated with many publishing houses and magazines in Poland and the USA, where, since 1977 he stayed permanently, in the years 1976-1977 he lived in Paris. Numerous exhibitions and awards, among others in the category of poster: Honour Prize of the Third International Lahti Poster Biennal in 1979; Gold Medal of the Seventh International Poster Biennal in Warsaw, in 1978; Silver Medal at the Fourteenth Biennale of Graphic Designing in Brno in 1990; awards at the Seventh and Ninth CIIPE - Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition 1991, 1995. The author of posters of theme variety: theatrical, music, event, exhibition, political and a few film ones and circus bills.; @ Comments / Uwagi: Muza Polskie Nagrania.High Society Band (także High Society) polski zespół muzyczny wykonujący jazz tradycyjny powstały w styczniu 1967 roku w Gliwicach i istniejący do 1985 roku.; @ Thematic categories / Kategorie tematyczne: plakat muzyczny.…

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Poster for the play by Marek Bukowski. 26 ¾ in. x 38 ½ in. A little ruffling along lower left edge. Otherwise fine.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Très bon. Wroclaw, P.Z.G., 1972. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Très bon état.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Wroclaw, P.Z.G., 1973. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Léger accroc bord supérieur sinon très bon état.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Très bon. Wroclaw, P.S.G., 1975. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Très bon état.

Condition: ładny (5). @ Reference / Haslo: plakat teatralny Kraków; @ Dating / Data powstania: 1974; @ Edition / Wydanie: Wydanie 1, jedyne; @ Publishers and printers imprint / Adres wydawniczy: Drukarnia Narodowa. Zam. 698/74. 3000. S-75-8741; @ Circulation / Naklad: 3000; @ Signature / Sygnatura: JAN SAWKA '74; @ Technique / Technika: Color offset; @ Size in cm / Wymiary w cm, format: 98x68 cm (B1); @ Condition / Stan: ładny (5), nieznacznie uszkodzone marginesy i bardzo nieznaczny ubytek prawego górnego rogu plakatu.; @ Information about an author / Informacje o autorze: Jan Sawka (born 10th Decmeber 1946 in Zabrze, died 9th August 2012 in High Falls, the USA), a workhop and applied graphic designer, a poster artist, an illustrator, a painter, also a sculptor, a scenographer and an architect. In the years 1964-1972 he studied architecture at The Wrocław Polytechnic, he obtained the degree in 1972, from 1969 to 1972 he studied individually painting and graphics at The National High School of Fine Arts (nowadays The Academy of Fine Arts) in Wrocław, he was a member of the The Polish Visual Artists' Association (Związek Polskich Artystów Plastyków) since 1972, he belonged to the group of 'The Wrocław Four' - the young poster artists of Wrocław: Jan Jaromir Aleksiun, Jerzy Czerniawski, Jan Sawka, Eugeniusz Get-Stankiewicz. Since 1972 connected with Teatr STU (The Theatre of a Hundred) and the magazine entitled 'Student', he co-operated with many publishing houses and magazines in Poland and the USA, where, since 1977 he stayed permanently, in the years 1976-1977 he lived in Paris. Numerous exhibitions and awards, among others in the category of poster: Honour Prize of the Third International Lahti Poster Biennal in 1979; Gold Medal of the Seventh International Poster Biennal in Warsaw, in 1978; Silver Medal at the Fourteenth Biennale of Graphic Designing in Brno in 1990; awards at the Seventh and Ninth CIIPE - Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition 1991, 1995. The author of posters of theme variety: theatrical, music, event, exhibition, political and a few film ones and circus bills.; @ Comments / Uwagi: Teatr STU w Krakowie.; @ Thematic categories / Kategorie tematyczne: plakat teatralny / operowy / kabaretowy. …

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Date: 1973 / Size: 23 x 33 inches / Artist: Jan Sawka --- About the poster: Starting in the mid-1960s Wroclaw became a center for Poland's theatrical and artistic avant-garde. Teatr STU was one of the most significant experimental theater groups in the country, and legendary figures Tadeusz Kantor and Andrzej Wajda honed their directing skills there. For STU's production of Exodus, Sawka, a young art student, created this metaphorical image of an isolated figure as a burnt match. Several years later he moved to New York, where his practice developed to include set designs on budgets from one hundred to nearly four million dollars, for musicians such as the Grateful Dead and Steve Winwood. (Moma) About Polish Poster: Beginning in the 1950s and through the 1980s, the Polish School of Posters combined the aesthetics of painting with the succinctness and simple metaphor of the poster. It developed characteristics such as painterly gesture, linear quality, and vibrant colors, as well as a sense of individual personality, humor, and fantasy. It was in this way that the polish poster was able to make the distinction between designer and artist less apparent. Polish posters have come to stand apart from the advertising design conventions fostered in Europe during the 20th century. It was during the communist regime, a time when culture was closely monitored by the state, that Polish artists found liberation in poster art. Ironically, this foremost public art form became ground for individual expression. During that period, the cultural institutions, of theatre and cinema especially, flourished as they were funded by government agencies. Artists freshly out of the fine arts academy flocked towards poster production as the demand for this art was rapidly growing. The result became some of the most unique and expressive posters the world has ever seen - and artworks in themselves. The poster is in good condition. Ready to frame .…