Szymon Kobylinski, famous satirist and cartoonist dies in Warsaw aged 76

One of the Polish best known cartoonist and satirist Szymon Kobylinski died during the early hours of Monday morning in Warsaw. He was born into a painter's family and he continued the family tradition. His first illustration appeared in the press in 1936 when he was just ten years old. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (ASP) at Warsaw University. He drew illustrations for around 300 books. His greatest passion was the history of Poland and its visual elements, uniforms, dresses, armor, and interior decorations. He also designed stages for television and historical films. He held 100 exhibitions in Vienna, London, Leipzig, Paris and Stockholm. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 2) P.W.