Bohdan Wróblewski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bohdan Wróblewski

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1931

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 31-May-2017

Profession: illustration, graphic designer, graphic artist

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Bohdan Wróblewski

  • Bohdan Wróblewski (born 8 June 1931 – 31 May 2017) was a Polish graphic designer.
  • In 1957, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw where he studied under the great Polish illustrator Jan Marcin Szancer.
  • He deals with functional graphics.
  • He is the author of countless illustrations, which tell the story of the development of technology, especially that of military and civil aviation, automobiles and railways.
  • He draws with extraordinary precision, only by hand, with the use of gouache and ink.
  • He has created numerous illustrations for books for children and adolescents, as well as graphics in lexicons, encyclopediae and guides.
  • He has published a few richly illustrated original albums, e.g.
  • "Jaki znak twój? – orzel bialy" ("What's your emblem? – Eagle in white" - a reference to a patriotic rhyme for children) about the iconography related to the Polish emblem and the history of Polish military.
  • He has cooperated with the editors of popular Polish satirical, specialist and children's periodicals.
  • He is the forefather of Polish photography and advertising graphics.
  • He designed and directed advertisement footage in the 70s and 80s for advertising campaigns of brands such as LOT Polish Airlines or Polski Fiat outside of Poland.
  • He is the author of the cult package design of E.
  • Wedel's Confectionery Plant chocolate and a few series of stamps for Poczta Polska (Polish Post).
  • He is also the forerunner of Polish paper toys.
  • In private, he is known as a peerless storyteller.
  • In 2002, Bohdan Wróblewski was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit, a Polish award given in recognition of services done to the state.

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