Zbigniew Lengren
Appearance
Zbigniew Lengren (2 February 1919 in Tula – 1 October 2003 in Warsaw) was a Polish cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator. He was awarded the "Order of Smile" amongst other, numerous awards. His most famous creation is Professor Filutek, who appeared once a week on the last page of Przekrój magazine, together with his dog Filuś, for over 50 years, a record run in Polish comics. Lengren was also a writer, especially of poems for children.
In 1947, whilst a Fine Arts student of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, he won a competition to design the Super Ex Libris for the University Library.[2] The design is still in use today.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rynek Staromiejski (Rynek Główny) i Stare Miasto w Toruniu"
- ^ Nicolaus Copernicus University Library super ex-libris, accessed on 10 June 2005
External links
[edit]- Zbigniew Lengren - film posters at the Cinemaposter.com
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 2003 deaths
- 20th-century Polish male artists
- Polish male poets
- Polish caricaturists
- Polish comics artists
- Polish illustrators
- Polish people of Swedish descent
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń alumni
- Polish children's poets
- Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland
- Polish artist stubs
- European comics creator stubs
- Illustrator stubs