Jerzy Zaruba

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJerzy•Zaruba
Used nameJerzy•Zaruba
Born17 July 1891 in Radom, Mazowieckie (POL)
Died11 January 1971 in Warszawa (Warsaw), Mazowieckie (POL)
NOC Poland

Biography

Jerzy Zaruba was a famous painter and graphic artist, but was mostly known as a cartoonist. He was also a graphic artist, stage scene designer, author of satirical drawings, political crèches, and an illustrator for books and magazines. He graduated from the Warszawa School of Art and the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Zaruba made his début as a caricaturist in the humor magazine, Marchołt. In later years, his drawings and essays appeared in many other magazines. He also worked intensively in the field of advertising graphics, and was a co-founder of Wheels Advertising Graphic, a professional organization of artists engaged in commercial art.

As a painter, Zaruba was close to the so-called For-mists of the Polish avant-garde and was influenced by Cubism, but after World War II he allowed himself to be influenced by Stalinist propaganda. Today, Zaruba is now remembered more as the author of excellent pre-war articles, and his superb book illustrations. His painting The Start can be found in the catalog of the art competitions.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Art Competitions POL Jerzy Zaruba
Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) AC