Jerzy Zaruba
{{short description|Polish graphic artist}}
{{Infobox artist
| name =Jerzy Zaruba
| image = Jerzy Zaruba (1938).png
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1891|07|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = Radom, Vistula Land (now Poland)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|01|27|1891|07|17|df=y}}
| death_place = Warsaw, Poland
| nationality = Polish
| known_for = Sculptor
}}
Jerzy Zaruba (1891–1971) was a Polish graphic artist, stage scenographer and caricaturist; author of satirical drawings, political crèches and illustrations for books and magazines. Pupil of Stanisław Lentz. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/921253 |title=Jerzy Zaruba |work=Olympedia |accessdate=27 July 2020}}
Zaruba was member of the group Formiści, co-founder of the Circle of Graphic Artists in Advertising (Koło Artystów Grafików Reklamowych), active member of the Polish Arts Club (Polski Klub Artystyczny), art director of Cyrulik Warszawski. Awarded the Golden Pin with Laurel (Złota Szpilka z Wawrzynem), prize of weekly magazine Szpilka for achievements in the field of humour and satire, for the year 1966. Also awarded the Knight's and Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta.
As a medium innovator, Zaremba's image composition was influenced by cubism. He was an author of satirical drawings and caricatures of artists and politicians published in satirical press, including Marchołt, Sowizdrzał, Cyrulik Warszawski, Wiadomości Literackie, Szpilki. He also contributed to magazines Stańczyk, Szarża, Wróble na Dachu, Szczutek.
Biography
Jerzy Zaruba was born on 17 July 1891 in Radom, in Vistula Land (now Poland). He graduated Warsaw School of Art (Szkoła Sztuk Pięknych) and Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. As a caricaturist, he made his own debut in 1920 in Marchołt.
He died on 21 January 1971 in Warsaw, Poland.
Works
=Books=
- {{cite book
|year=1954
|first=Jerzy
|last=Zaruba
|author-mask=1
|title=Prawda w oczy kole. Karykatury
|language=Polish
|location=Warsaw
|publisher=Wydawnictwo Artystyczno-Graficzne RSW "Prasa"
|oclc=76330560
}}
- {{cite book
|year=1958
|first=Jerzy
|last=Zaruba
|author-mask=1
|title=Z pamiętników bywalca
|language=Polish
|location=Warsaw
|publisher=Iskry
|oclc=12688399
}}
- {{cite book
|year=1959
|first=Jerzy
|last=Zaruba
|author-mask=1
|title=Patrząc na Warszawę
|language=Polish
|location=Warsaw
|publisher=Wydawnictwo Artystyczno-Graficzne RSW "Prasa"
|oclc=27695935
}}
- {{cite book
|year=1961
|last=Zaruba
|first=Jerzy
|last2=Witz |first2=Ignacy |authorlink2=Ignacy Witz
|title=50 lat karykatury polskiej, 1900–1950
|language=Polish
|location=Warsaw
|publisher=Arkady
|oclc=7166896
}}
=Illustrations=
- {{cite book
|year=1945
|last=Minkiewicz
|first=Janusz
|last2=Brzechwa |first2=Jan |authorlink2=Jan Brzechwa
|title=Szopka polityczna 1945/1946
|language=Polish
|location=Łódź
|publisher=Czytelnik
|oclc=69452082
}}
- {{cite book
|year=1946
|last=Minkiewicz
|first=Janusz
|title=Kazania i skargi. Z rysunkami Jerzego Zaruby
|language=Polish
|location=Warsaw
|publisher=Czytelnik
|oclc=7222368
}}
- {{cite book
|year=1950
|last=Marianowicz
|first=Antoni
|title=Na wpół drwiąco
|language=Polish
|location=Warsaw
|publisher=Czytelnik
|oclc=69291199
}}
- {{cite book
|year=1953
|last=Wiech
|title=Spokojna głowa
|language=Polish
|location=Warsaw
|publisher=Czytelnik
|oclc=7266167
|edition=1st
}}
- {{cite book
|year=1955
|last=Wiech
|title=Szafa gra
|language=Polish
|location=Warsaw
|publisher=Czytelnik
|oclc=9513205
}}
{{Expand section|date=May 2008}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite web
|title=Zaruba Jerzy
|work=Internetowa encyklopedia PWN
|url=http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=4000449
|accessdate=2007-11-27
|language=Polish
|publisher=Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
|archive-date=2011-06-07
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607144545/http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=4000449
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite web
|title=Zaruba Jerzy
|work=WIEM Encyklopedia
|url=http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/13461,,,,zaruba_jerzy,haslo.html
|language=Polish
|accessdate=2007-11-27
|archive-date=2011-06-06
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606014342/http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/13461,,,,zaruba_jerzy,haslo.html
|url-status=dead
}}
- {{cite web
|title=Jerzy Zaruba
|url=http://www.muzeumkarykatury.pl/BBBmuzeum/artysci/artysci_xx_windows/zaruba.html
|work=Museum of Cartoon Art and Caricature
|accessdate=2007-11-27
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060107024250/http://www.muzeumkarykatury.pl/BBBmuzeum/artysci/artysci_xx_windows/zaruba.html
|archivedate=2006-01-07
}}
{{refend}}
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Category:People from Radom Governorate
Category:20th-century Polish male artists
Category:Polish graphic designers
Category:Polish scenic designers