Hubert Hilscher
Born(1924-10-25)25 October 1924
Warsaw, Poland
Died19 September 1999(1999-09-19) (aged 74)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
MovementGraphic Design

Hubert Hilscher (25 October 1924 - 19 September 1999) was a Polish graphic artist.

Biography

Hilscher's grave at the Powązki Cemetery

Hubert Hilscher was born in a German family in Poland. In 1944 when he was 20 years old, he fought in the Warsaw Uprising as a soldier of the Home Army, under the pseudonym ‘Zaremba’.[1]

In 1949, his interest in printmaking led him to attend the State Academic School of Plastic Arts, where he studied under the tutelage of Tadeusz Kulisiewicz.[1][2] The school merged with the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1950. He graduated in 1955.

After graduating, Hilscher worked at WAG, a publishing house that provided patronage for poster designers. He served as its art director between 1961 and 1970.[1][3]

In 1962, he served as art director for the bimonthly magazine Projekt until the magazine ceased production in 1983.[1][3]

Hubert Hilscher died in 1999 at the age of 75. He is buried in Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.

Major awards

  • 1967 - Silver Medal at the International Tourist Poster Exhibition, Milan (Italy)[3]
  • 1973 - Prize of the Year in the Best Warsaw Poster competition, Warsaw (Poland)[3]
  • 1981 - Second prize at the 4th Poster Biennial, Lahti (Finland)[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hubert Hilscher". culture.pl. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Past exhibitions - Galeria Grafiki i Plakatu". www.galeriagrafikiiplakatu.pl. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hubert Hilscher Plakaty". Polish Poster Gallery.
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