Hubert Hilscher
Hubert Hilscher (25 October 1924 – 19 September 1999) was a Polish graphic artist.
Hubert Hilscher

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- Name
- Hubert Hilscher
- Born
- 25 October 1924
- Birthplace
- Warsaw, Poland
- Died
- 19 September 1999
- Movement
- Graphic Design
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- designer · artist · illustrator
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Warsaw
- Languages
- Polish
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Hubert Hilscher (25 October 1924 – 19 September 1999) was a Polish graphic artist.
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Hubert Hilscher (1924–1999) was an artist, designer and graphic artist, among other activities, of Polish nationality. The artist was born and died in Warsaw. Hubert Hilscher was educated at Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw.
Languages used include Polish. Works are held at Museum of Modern Art and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
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Key facts
• Name — Hubert Hilscher • Born — 25 October 1924 • Birthplace — Warsaw, Poland • Died — 19 September 1999 • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Movement — Graphic Design
Biography
Biography
• Illustration — Hilscher's grave at the Powązki Cemetery Hubert Hilscher was born in a German family in Poland. In 1944 when he was 20 years old, he fought in the Warsaw Uprising as a soldier of the Home Army, under the pseudonym ‘Zaremba’. In 1949, his interest in printmaking led him to attend the State Academic School of Plastic Arts, where he studied under the tutelage of Tadeusz Kulisiewicz. The school merged with the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1950. He graduated in 1955. After graduating, Hilscher worked at WAG, a publishing house that provided patronage for poster designers. He served as its art director between 1961 and 1970. In 1962, he served as art director for the bimonthly magazine Projekt until the magazine ceased production in 1983. Hubert Hilscher died in 1999 at the age of 75. He is buried in Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Circus poster by Hilscher • Illustration — Hilscher's poster for Warsaw Autumn 1976 • Illustration — Hilscher's poster for the 8th OISTAT World Congress
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Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation graphic artist. Institutional cataloguing adds that hubert Hilscher is recorded with the occupation designer. Institutional cataloguing adds that hubert Hilscher is recorded with the occupation graphic designer. Institutional cataloguing adds that hubert Hilscher is recorded with the occupation artist. Institutional cataloguing adds that hubert Hilscher is recorded with the occupation illustrator. It is also recorded that hubert Hilscher is recorded as a citizen of Poland. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 25 October 1924. Hilscher died on 19 September 1999.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q23942971: Hubert Hilscher
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Major awards
• 1967 – Silver Medal at the International Tourist Poster Exhibition, Milan (Italy) • 1973 – Prize of the Year in the Best Warsaw Poster competition, Warsaw (Poland) • 1981 – Second prize at the 4th Poster Biennial, Lahti (Finland)
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