Born in Brooklyn to Ukrainian parents, he spent a large part of his life in Wales, Piech is notable for his linocut and woodcut prints that advocate for social justice.
"[2] His Taurus Press published an edition of De Profundis by Oscar Wilde; Ugly Pieces of Metal by William J. Leahy; and John Gurney's poems Coal, a Sonnet Sequence, the last of which had illustrations by Piech.
[1] Piech's designs were influenced by Bayer's Bauhaus aesthetic, as well as "Klee, Picasso[,] William Blake and German Expressionism.
In the early years, he used metal type to set his texts, but he became increasingly attached to his own rough and expressive linocut lettering.
"[1] This led him to the creation of linocut images alongside "wise words" or "crass boasts" of figures including John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Richard Nixon.
He "did not crave the perfect studio," instead working in garages of his series of suburban homes; living at different times in Middlesex, Herefordshire and Wales.
Piech's print featuring an American flag turned sideways to represent prison bars, captioned "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty.