Date: 1994
Size: 40.5 x 27.75 inches
Size: 40.5 x 27.75 inches
Artist: Lech Majewski
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by Lech Majewski in 1989 for the 16th International Meeting of Jazz Vocalists in Zamosc. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.
"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)
About the poster: For a meeting of jazz singers, Lech Majewski conceived a strong and original idea: a woman's face is covered with a large, colorful diamond shape at the center of which appears a disproportionately large mouth. By presenting a dual symbolism through color, which represents jazz music, and the open mouth, which represents singing, the artist offers a well-balanced image that manages to avoid the usual clichés of the genre. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.216)
This poster is in good condition and ready to be framed.