Jan Lenica (1928 -2001) was a Polish graphic designer and cartoonist.
A graduate of the Architecture Department of Warsaw Polytechnic, Lenica became a poster illustrator and a collaborator on the early animation films. From 1963 - 1986 he lived and worked in France, while from 1987 he lived and worked in Berlin. He was a professor of graphic, poster, animated cartoon for many years at German high schools and the first professor of the animation class at the University of Kassel, Germany, in 1979. He used cut-out stop motion animation in his numerous films.
He was author of numerous articles and books on poster art. Author of the term "Polish School of Poster". Professor at the Harvard University, Cambridge MA 1974 and Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin 1986-1994.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Jan Lenica or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
A graduate of the Architecture Department of Warsaw Polytechnic, Lenica became a poster illustrator and a collaborator on the early animation films. From 1963 - 1986 he lived and worked in France, while from 1987 he lived and worked in Berlin. He was a professor of graphic, poster, animated cartoon for many years at German high schools and the first professor of the animation class at the University of Kassel, Germany, in 1979. He used cut-out stop motion animation in his numerous films.
He was author of numerous articles and books on poster art. Author of the term "Polish School of Poster". Professor at the Harvard University, Cambridge MA 1974 and Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin 1986-1994.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Jan Lenica or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
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| 1917 Man on a plain |
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| 1950, book Polska Karykatura Polityczna (Polish Political Caricature) |
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| 1950 book Polska Karykatura Polityczna (Polish Political Caricature) |
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| 1952, Poster for Mandy |
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| 1955, Mazowsze |
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| 1957, Kanal |
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| 1958, Cena Strachu |
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| 1958, Devil's invention |
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| 1958, Hitchcocka |
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| 1958, The Visit |
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| 1959, magazine cover |
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| 1960, The devil and God |
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| 1961, The House in a Residential District |
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| 1962, Nóż w wodzie |
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| 1962, Scene from the movie "Labyrinth" |
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| 1962, Warsaw theatre poster illustration |
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| 1963, Poster for a Polish comedy. From Graphis Annual 63/64. |
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| 1964, Faust teatr wiel'ki |
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| 1964, Polnische Filmtage |
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| 1964, Wozzeck (Poster for Warsaw production of the 1914-22 opera by Alban Berg) |
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| 1965, Repulsion |
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| 1966, Cul-de-sac |
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| 1966, The Soldier |
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| 1968, Posters for Monsieur Tête, (The Shadow) |
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| 1968, Teatr Wielki, Otello, Verdi |
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| 1969, "Das Kommödchen" Kabarett |
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| 1969, Rysunek Satyryczny |
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| 1970, from Adam 2 animation |
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| 1970, from Adam 2 animation |
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| 1970, from Adam 2 animation |
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| 1970, from Adam 2 animation |
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| 1970, from Adam 2 animation |
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| 1970, from Adam 2 animation |
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| 1970, from Adam 2 animation |
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| 1970, from Adam 2 animation |
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| 1970, Opera Design Poster |
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| 1970, Poland Invites you |
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| 1970, Polske surrealister Charlottenborg |
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| 1970, poster for Adam 2 animation |
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| 1970, Posters for Monsieur Tête, Der Schatten (The Shadow) |
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| 1972, Scene from the movie "Labyrinth" |
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| 1973, Exhibition of Polish Folk Art, London |
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| 1974, Repulsion British Quad film poster |
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| 1975, Sparkasse |
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| 1975, Swan Lake Ballet |
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| 1976, Seminar and retrospective of films |
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| 1977, Fedra |
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| 1979, from "Ubu et la grande Gidouille" |
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| 1979, from "Ubu et la grande Gidouille" |
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| 1979, from "Ubu et la grande Gidouille" |
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| 1979, from "Ubu et la grande Gidouille" |
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| 1979, from "Ubu et la grande Gidouille" |
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| 1979, XI Polish Festival of Puppets |
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| 1992, Norma |
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| 1992, Parsifal |
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| 1996, Polish Abstract Exhibition Gallery show |
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| Labirynt Polish book |
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