Eryk Lipiński

Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Gold Cross of Merit Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 Order of the Banner of Work Eryk Lipiński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɛrɨk liˈpiɲskʲi]; 12 July 1908 – 27 September 1991) was a Polish artist.

Eryk Lipiński studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts from 1933 to 1939.

[1] His debut as a caricaturist was made few years earlier, in 1928, in magazine Pobudka.

[1] In 1935 he cofounded with Zbigniew Mitzner [pl] a satirical magazine Szpilki; he was its chief editor for several years (1935–1937 and 1946–1953).

[1] During World War II he was one of the artists working with the Polish resistance, involved in production of false documents.

Eryk Lipiński's grave at the Powązki Cemetery