Tadeusz Gajl
Tadeusz Gajl (born 27 April 1940 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian-born Polish artist and graphic designer, notable for his contemporary illustrations on the coats of arms borne by the historical nobility (szlachta) of Poland. After graduating from The State Higher School of Fine Arts in Łódź in 1966, he worked as a design specialist for the textile industry in Walim (1965-1966) and in Białystok (1966-1974). Between 1975 and martial law in Poland of 1981 he worked as head of graphics for the Kontrasty monthly, editor-in-chief and graphics for the weekly Plus (1989-1990).
Tadeusz Gajl
Tadeusz Gajl, scanned by Avalokitesvara · Herbarz polski: od średniowiecza do XX wieku, L L, Gdańsk, 2007, ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Name
- Tadeusz Gajl
- Born
- 27 April 1940
- Birthplace
- Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania
- Nationality
- Polish People's Republic and Poland.
- Occupation
- painter, heraldist, writer, graphic designer and graphic artist.
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts In Łódź.
- Known for
- Polish Armorial from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century (Tadeusz Gajl), Nowy herbarz polski (2016) and Herby szlachty Polski (2023).
- Languages
- Polish.
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Tadeusz Gajl (born 27 April 1940 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian-born Polish artist and graphic designer, notable for his contemporary illustrations on the coats of arms borne by the historical nobility (szlachta) of Poland. After graduating from The State Higher School of Fine Arts in Łódź in 1966, he worked as a design specialist for the textile industry in Walim (1965-1966) and in Białystok (1966-1974). Between 1975 and martial law in Poland of 1981 he worked as head of graphics for the Kontrasty monthly, editor-in-chief and graphics for the weekly Plus (1989-1990).
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Tadeusz Gajl (born 1940) is a graphic artist, graphic designer and heraldist, among other activities and a national of Poland and Polish People's Republic. The graphic artist was born in Vilnius. Tadeusz Gajl studied at Academy of Fine Arts In Łódź.
Works include Herby szlachty Polski and Nowy herbarz polski. Languages used include Polish.
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In 1990, he was also one of the co-founders of Tygodnik Białostocki, a Białystok-based local weekly. He has also authored the graphical and artistic finish of numerous books of various Polish publishing houses. From 1983, Gajl became interested in Polish heraldry. For two of his books detailing the coats of arms of the nobility in the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth he prepared more than 4,500 illustrations. He is also the author of modern emblems adopted by, among others, the city of Białystok and Podlaskie Voivodship.
Tadeusz Gajl studied at Academy of Fine Arts In Łódź. The recorded working language is Polish. Works named in the authority record are Polish Armorial from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century (Tadeusz Gajl), Nowy herbarz polski (2016) and Herby szlachty Polski (2023).
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• Name — Tadeusz Gajl • Born — 27 April 1940 • Birthplace — Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania • Alma Mater — The State Higher School of Fine Arts • Website — gajl.wielcy.pl • Illustration — Front page of Herbarz Polski od Średniowiecza do XX wieku (Polish Armorial from the Middle Ages to the 20th century), Gdańsk 2007, by Gajl
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Tadeusz Gajl is recorded with the occupation graphic designer. Recorded as painter, heraldist, writer, graphic designer and graphic artist. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 3: Polish Armorial from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century (Tadeusz Gajl), Nowy herbarz polski (2016) and Herby szlachty Polski (2023).
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Tadeusz Gajl was born on 1 January 1940.
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