Eryk Lipiński
1908 – 1991

Eryk Lipiński was a caricaturist, satirist, journalist, graphic designer, poster designer, illustrator, author of satirical texts and books about the history of caricature and satirical drawings. He was a founder of the Museum of Caricature, which was created in 1978.

In 1934, together with Zbigniew Mitzner, he founded the weekly satirical anti-establishment left-wing magazine ‟Szpilki” (Pins) which continued to be published from the end of WW2 until 1995. For many years, Eryk Lipiński was a chief editor of ‟Szpilki”.

Tempting the New Year 1936
‟Szpilki” 1936.

Simpson and Dalila
Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson
‟Szpilki”, 1936.

Cover of  ‟Szpilki”, 1948.

Change of Guards
Clement Atlee and Winston Churchill
‟Szpilki”, 1951.

Self-portrait, ‟Szpilki”, 1954.

Private Beach
Charles de Gaulle and Harold Wilson
‟Szpilki”, 1967.

Eryk Lipiński was one of the creators of the Polish Poster School. He was also organiser, curator and participant of the first Poster Biennale in Warsaw in 1966.

Poster for the film Casablanca, 1947.

Poster for the Polish film The Treasure (Skarb), 1948.

Poster for the theatre ‟Syrena”, 1948.

Poster for the cabaret  ‟Dudek”, 1967.

Poster for the Polish film Sunday Morning (Niedzielny Poranek), 1955.

Poster for the French film Poisson d'Avril (Jego rybki), 1956.

Poster for the English film The Day of the Jackal (Dzień Szakala), 1975.

Poster for the English film Joseph Andrews, 1978.

As cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer, he contributed to numerous magazines, such as: ‟Szpilki”, ‟Mucha”,  ‟Przekrój”,  ‟Karuzela”,  ‟Literatura”,  ‟Zwierciadło”,  ‟Polska”,  ‟Stolica”,  ‟Świat”, ‟Świerszczyk” and others.

No title, 1978.

No title, 1983.

‘Otek’‚ (a caricature of Eryk Lipiński's friend Otton Axer), made various appearances on the last page of weekly “Przekrój” in the 1960s.

Eryk Lipiński designed many posters for the exhibitions organised by the Museum of Caricature.

Poster for the exhibition at the Museum of Caricature „Grzechy nasze” (Our Sins), 1984.

Eryk Lipiński illustrated many children's books.

In 1978, together with Hanna Górska, he wrote the book  “History of Polish Caricature”.  He also published various satirical books and some memoirs, among them his own diaries.

Eryk Lipiński was the main organiser and the first chairman of the Association of Polish Caricaturists SPAK funded in 1987. The annual “Eryk” award is given by SPAK for achievements in the field of caricature.

In 1991 Eryk Lipiński received the title of  “Rightous Among the Nations” from the Institute Yad Veshem in Jerusalem.

Since 1983 the premises fo the Museum of Caricature are at 11, Kozia Street in Warsaw. In 2002 the Museum has been named after its creator – Eryk Lipiński.