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Bold condensed sans display type reading ŁUCJA OZMIN from mid-70s Polish gallery poster

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Sorry for the quality—only image I've got! Thanks!
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Hi Max, this looks like it’s Woellmer’s Hermes-Grotesk. Or rather the Polish copy cast by the Idźkowski foundry under the name Blok. It was a popular choice on Polish posters.

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Thanks, Florian! This does look very similar to Hermes, but quite a bit bolder; would Blok have been bolder than Hermes? (I haven't been able to find a sample of it online.)
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Hermes came in a range of styles; this would be the original bold weight, cf. this Danish specimen. The Polish equivalent is named Blok ciężki.

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Ah, this is brilliant, Florian. Thank you once again!
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Glad to help!
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