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Roll Up! Roll Up! The Circus is in Town! Polish Circus Posters
Come one, come all, to the greatest show of original Polish circus posters on earth. A show for all the family, Orson & Welles have something for everyone... colourful clowns, balancing bears and talking monkeys! Amazing aerialists, growling tigers and musical walruses. Prepare to be astounded and spellbound the circus is in town!
Check out Orson & Welles' collection of fabulous original vintage Polish Cyrk (circus) posters for sale. Most being extremely rare first editions from the 1960s and 1970s and featuring designs by acclaimed Polish School of Posters artists Gorka, Hilscher, Urbaniec and many, many more! Priced from £100 to £700.
The Cyrk poster in Poland appeared for the first time in 1962 when the ZPR (Zjednoczone Przedsiębiorstwa Rozrywkowe, or United Entertainment Enterprises), the state agency that oversaw the circus, commissioned leading artists from the Polish School of Posters to develop a modern approach to the circus poster.
The ZPR wanted a new look for the circus poster to complement the circus’ efforts to upgrade its image. Not intended to advertise specific performances, they, rather, celebrated the essence of the circus through rich artistic expression with designs typically featuring clever metaphors, bold colours and humour. Heavy in symbolism, provocative and highly original the designs remain contemporary to this day and continue to gain appreciation.
