Andre de Krayewski () (June 20, 1933 – April 10, 2018) was an artist and Polish expatriate who resided Newark, New Jersey in the United States. With a career that spanned more than half a century, he created paintings in his art-deco signature style and in pop art style.

Andre de Krayewski was best known in Poland for his movie posters, a career he began in 1965. He designed sometimes up to a dozen movie posters every year up until 1980. In 2005, de Krayewski made a comeback with the Polish theater poster for Valentine's Day.

Andre de Krayewski

He wrote a novel in the late 2000s, Skyliner, titled after a Charlie Barnet hit, about trying to escape from the Iron Curtain in the early 1950s.

Andre de Krayewski

In America, he was the official artist for the 1997 Panasonic Jazz Festival and painted the New York Film Academy painting which could be seen on countless Academy posters and ads round the nation.

Andre de Krayewski

He died on April 10, 2018, at the age of 84.

He married actress and pianist Jadwiga Tyszka in 1985, and the two emigrated to America.

He won many awards.

References

External links

Official de Krayewski site

Diversity Is Key At Eugenie Gallery, The Westfield Leader

Jersey Arts Online Showcase

Viewpoint Gallery

1997 Panasonic Village Jazz Festival CD, Django Music

Skyliner on Firma Kiegarska

1933 births

2018 deaths

Painters from Newark, New Jersey

20th-century Polish painters

20th-century American male artists

21st-century Polish painters

21st-century male artists

Polish emigrants to the United States

Polish poster artists

20th-century American painters

American male painters

Polish male painters