Title: Miner's Day December 4, 72
Author: Gerard Labus
Item description:
About the author: Gerard Labus (24.06.1934 Katowice - 1.07.1988 Gliwice) graphic designer (publishing and advertising graphics), poster designer, educator. Studied from 1954 to 1960 at the Faculty of Painting and Graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts (ASP) in Cracow Branch in Katowice (later Academy of Fine Arts (ASP) in Katowice), diploma 1960 in the studios of docent Boguslaw Górecki and professor Aleksander Rak. From 1965 until his death, lecturer at his alma mater in Katowice, assistant professor since 1975. From 1968 he headed the Packaging Studio, in 1970 he organized a new course of study Graphic Design in the Field of Shaping the Environment. Designed 140 book covers and 160 book illustrations, was involved in visual communication. Numerous awards in the field of posters. Author of numerous event, advertising, music, museum, social and political, tourism, exhibition and theater posters, he did not deal with film posters. He participated in numerous editions of the International Poster Biennale (MBP) in Warsaw (70, 72, 74, 76) and the Biennale of Polish Posters (BPP) in Katowice (65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77); see Masters 2012 p. 158, ŚSP p. 92 and other materials.
Literature: Masters 2012 p. 160 item 227
Additional information:
Condition:
Item in very nice condition, poster practically without defects.
Grading of state of preservation:
- perfect condition: (6) no defects, no signs of use, like new.
- very nice: almost perfect condition (+5), very slight defects, almost like new (unused)
- nice: very good condition (5), very slight, basically insignificant defects
- quite nice: condition - very good (-5), insignificant, insignificant defects
- more than good: condition between very good and good (4/5), quite insignificant, not very significant defects
- at least good: condition at least good (+4), not very significant defects
- good: condition of good (4), fairly significant defects
- less than good: condition -good (-4), significant defects
- more than sufficient: condition between good and sufficient (3/4), very significant defects
- at least sufficient: condition at least sufficient (+3), quite poor condition, extremely significant defects, almost destructive
- Sufficient: sufficient condition (3), poor condition, major defects in the card, basically destruct
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