Efim
Semenovich Zwick

Russia • 1935−2005

Biografia e informazioni

1935 Born in Moscow.

1954 Graduated from Dulevo ceramic school.

1954-1961 studies at the Moscow higher school of industrial art (Stroganov) V. Kuzminskogo, V. Egorova, N. Denisovsky, S. Rodionova.

1960s—1990s Working in the field of poster: political, theater, circus, exhibition.

1966 III prize and bronze medal at the first International poster Biennale in Warsaw.

1967 second prize at the national competition of the political poster, the 50th anniversary of Soviet power.

1967 Silver medal VDNH.

1968 Collective personal gold and silver medals at the VII International competition of health education poster in Italy.

1968 Prize and honorary diploma at the II International poster Biennale in Warsaw.

1968 first prize and gold medal at the International exhibition of the poster in Sofia.

1970 Honorary diploma and a bronze medal at the IV International exhibition of the poster in Brno.

1976 the UNESCO Prize at the VI International Biennale of poster in Warsaw.

1980 Honorary diploma of the VIII International poster Biennale in Warsaw.

1984 a Bronze medal ENEA.

Many times awarded prizes and diplomas of the Union of artists of the USSR, the Art Fund of the USSR and the Russian Federation, awards of the Moscow branch of Union of artists of the RSFSR for the best posters of the year. The winner of the contest poster in the USSR.

2005 Died in Moscow.

Major works: "the Party" (1966), "We are already laying the Foundation of a new building..." (1966), "international workers' Day — may 1" (1967), "For health!" (1974), "the Legend of Paganini" (1975), "Etienne. Literary composition on the novel by E. Vorobiev, "the Earth, Poste restante"" (1975), "Treasury of world musical culture. The talents of the Russian land. Serfdom art" (1974), "Pages of love and hate. Literary composition on the works of Mikhail Sholokhov" (1974), "B. Brecht. Mother Courage and her children" (1978), "Maurois. Moravia, Letters to the stranger" (1978).

The poster. Member of the Union of artists of the USSR.

Born in Moscow, on June 26, 1935, in a family of teachers.

From 1941-1949 years was brought up in an orphanage. 1951-1954 years of study at the art school in the city of Dulevo of the Moscow region, specializing in "a painter on porcelain". 1954-1960 he studied at the Moscow Higher Art College (MVHPU), (b. Stroganov). In 1962 he became a member of the Union of artists. Party-Union, Republican, Moscow and foreign exhibitions.

Prizes and awards.

The bronze medal and 3rd prize at the International Biennale of poster in Warsaw – 1966

1st prize at the national competition for the 50th anniversary of the October revolution – 1967

Silver medal on the 7th International poster competition in Bologna (Italy)-1968 G.

Award and honorary diploma at the 2nd International biennial of poster in Warsaw (Poland). Gold medal and prize at the International poster exhibition in Sofia ((Bulgaria).

Bronze medal and honorary diploma at the International Biennale of poster in BRNO (Czechoslovakia)- 1970

The UNESCO award at the 6th International biennial of poster in Warsaw-1976 Honorary diploma at the 8th International Biennale in Warsaw-1980 Honorary diploma at the International exhibition of the poster "Golden bee" in Moscow (Russia)-1993 G. Honorary diploma of the Russian Academy of arts-1996

Posters of E. S. Zwick was repeatedly awarded prizes and diplomas of the USSR Union, Halyk Finance of the USSR, RSFSR, Union, and also for the best poster of the year.

His works are in the State library. V. I. Lenin (about 300 items), in the Theater Museum im. Bakhrushin state Central Museum of them. V. I. Lenin, in the museums of poster in Warsaw, Essen, Brno, Lahti, in the Louvre, and also in the USA, England, Bulgaria, Italy, Canada, Cuba, Argentina, Norway, Japan, Vietnam, the Netherlands and in many private collections.

Publication.

The magazines "Soviet graphics 1978-1979", no. 6, "Graphic designer"-No. 2, 1990 "Advertising" - No. 5, 1998, "Creativity" - No. 3, 1990

Newspaper – "Soviet circus" No. 51 in 1989, "Moscow artist" №41, 1989, "Soviet Culture", 1989

Personal exhibitions.

1968 – Krasnaya Pakhra (Moscow region).

1973 – Tashkent (Uzbek SSR).

1981,1982,1984-1986 – Cheb, Prague (Czechoslovakia).

1985 - Riga (Latvian SSR).

1987 – Bitter.

1987 – Dubna, Zhukovsky (Moscow region).

1989, 2000-2001 – Moscow.

(Source: website of the Ministry of agriculture)