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Tonight in Polish Poster Documentaries: "Freedom on the Fence"

By Michael van Baker
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Producer/director and Oregon State University professor Andrea Marks is at the University of Washington tonight, December 3, to talk about the history of Polish posters and screen her documentary Freedom on the Fence.

From WWII through the fall of Communism, Polish posters commented on everything, everywhere, despite the regime's attempts at control and censorship. Eventually, if something was important to the social, political and cultural life of Poland, you said it with a poster.

It's a free event, thanks to the UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee and the Polish Home Foundation, and after the film you're invited to browse an exhibition of Polish posters, "The Polish Poster: A Visual Metaphor," curated by Ewa and Krzysztof Poraj-Kuczewski. (If you can't make the screening, the exhibit shows at the UW Allen Library North until January 15, 2010.)

 

  • Freedom on the Fence screens Thursday, December 3, 2009, at 7 p.m. at Kane Hall, Room 110.
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Polish Posters
The largest private collection of vintage Polish posters is in
The Rosenberg Collection housed in Sants Fe, New Mexico.
Over two thousand images (a small part of the total collection) may be seen at www.mrposter.com
Mr. Rosenberg is a frequent lecturer, author and also is the Executive Producer of the film documentary Freedom On The Fence.
The collection has been exhibited in museums, public buildings and numerous colleges and universities.
For further details contact 505 577-7419
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