Gracjan Achrem-Achremowicz: Vilnius Print-Maker, Graphic Designer, Bibliophile and Publisher
Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37522/aaav.98.2020.23Keywords:
Faculty of Fine Arts at Stephen Báthory University, Alma Mater Vilnensis, Vilnius Society of Visual Artists, Association of Polish Librarians, print-making, design, and fine book in the interwar period, Polish Art Printing House “Grafika”Abstract
When considering the personality and work of Gracjan Achrem-Achremowicz, a citizen of Vilnius, one must keep in mind the richness of his interests and talents: he was a painter, a printmaker, a bibliophile, a collector of antique prints, a publisher, an educator, a poet and a translator, and he knew several languages, including Hebrew and English. His passions and activities, though versatile, were most strongly associated with artistic (workshop) prinmaking, the graphic design of books, and with the printed word. In my paper, I aim to define the achievements of this artist as those of one of the few students of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Vil- nius who was committed to graphics at a time when teaching this discipline was not a priority (before 1930), and at the same time as an artist who had the opportunity of studying abroad.
