Lewitt-Him
Lewitt-Him was a design partnership consisting of Polish- born artists and friends Jan Lewitt (1907–1991) and George Him (1900–1982), which was founded in 1933 in a Warsaw café. The working group was on commercial art , commercial art , book illustrations and poster art specialized and existed until the year 1955th
History and work
Lewitt-Him quickly became internationally known for their work, including magazines such as " Nutzgraphik ". Her first children's book Lokomotywa , ("The Locomotive") on the text by Julian Tuwim , which was published in Poland in 1934, is widely regarded as a masterpiece.
In 1937 they were invited to England to exhibit their work in the Lund Humphreys Gallery in London . During this stay, the two decided to stay in London permanently. Within the artistic emigrants in England before the Second World War , some of whom were persecuted by the National Socialists , the two became key figures.
During the Second World War, Lewitt-Him worked for the British Department of Information, the British Post Office and other ministries, including the Polish and Dutch governments in exile. They mainly produced posters. These poster designs were way ahead of their time and showed themselves in a spirited and funny style.
After the war, Lewitt-Him took part in the " Britain can make it " exhibition in 1946 and the Festival of Britain with murals in 1951. They also designed murals for a pavilion and for the Guinness Festival in Battersea Park . Lewitt-Him exhibited in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in 1948 and in New York City and Philadelphia in 1953 . In 1955 the partnership in London was dissolved again. Jan Lewitt wanted to concentrate more on artistic work as a painter and individual artist, George Him continued to work as a freelance designer and design consultant. At documenta III 1964 in Kassel , works by Lewitt-Him from the 1950s were shown in the graphics department .
Literature and Sources
- documenta III. International exhibition ; Catalog: Volume 1: Painting and Sculpture; Volume 2: Hand Drawings; Industrial design, graphics; Kassel / Cologne 1964