Lipski, Tadeusz (sold)
Tadeusz Lipski (June 30, 1905 - April 7, 1987) was a Polish illustrator, painter, and graphic artist. He studied at the Graphic Arts Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He found himself in France at the outbreak of World War II, and eventually made his way to England. After the war was over, he emigrated to the United States, and gained American citizenship on December 10, 1956. He lived in New York for years, where he exhibited his work in galleries. At some point he moved to Passaic, New Jersey, where he spent the rest of his life.
Anticipating the Nazi invasion of Poland.
Poloniae regni amplissimi in quo abundantiam silvarum paradisum Venatorum...
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An extremely rare find, this 1938 Eliasz Kanarek and Tadeusz Lipski pictorial nature map of Poland was created for the 1939 New York World's Fair. Meant to be a handout for attendees, Kanarek and Lipski composed this beautiful work to celebrate Poland State Forests and their flora and fauna. The not-so-kind illustrations of Germans and Soviets along the national borders, underscore Poland's precarious situation between aggressive powers. German and Soviet delegations who felt they were insultingly depicted, complained and the map was censured. Nonetheless, within four months of the World's Fair's launch, the mapmaker's fears proved valid and Nazi Germany invaded Poland launching World War II (1939 - 1945). Not all is serious, however. Some fantastical elements are included, among them a pink deer near Bialystok, a mermaid near Warsaw, and Krakow's fierce blue dragon. Both Kanarek and Lipski appear as well, discussing their work by a cartouche situated in the lower left corner. (more details)
Published by the Polish government for distribution at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Poloniae regni amplissimi in quo abundantiam silvarum paradisum Venatorum...
sold
- Digital Map Information
- Suitable for large format printing
- File Size: 22.98 MB
- File Type: ZIP / TIFF
- ICC color profile embedded
- Delivered instantly via download link
An extremely rare find, this 1938 Eliasz Kanarek and Tadeusz Lipski pictorial nature map of Poland was created for the 1939 New York World's Fair. Meant to be a handout for attendees, Kanarek and Lipski composed this beautiful work to celebrate Poland State Forests, and their flora and fauna. The not-so-kind illustrations of Germans and Soviets along the national borders, underscore Poland's precarious situation between aggressive powers. German and Soviet delegations who felt they were insultingly depicted, complained and the map was censured. Nonetheless, within four months of the World Fair's launch, the mapmaker's fears proved valid and Nazi Germany invaded Poland launching World War II. Not all is serious, however. Some fantastical elements are included, among them a pink deer near Bialystok, a mermaid near Warsaw, and Krakow's fierce blue dragon. Both Kanarek and Lipski appear as well, discussing their work by a cartouche situated in the lower left corner. (more details)