Jean Carlu
Jean Carlu (born May 3, 1900 in Bonnières-sur-Seine , France , † April 22, 1997 in Nogent-sur-Marne ) was a French graphic artist specializing in poster art .
He was a member of a family of architects ; his brother Jacques Carlu, for example, designed the Palais de Chaillot in Paris . During World War II , Jean Carlu designed state propaganda posters promoting the increase in American industrial production. Jean Carlu originally wanted to be an architect too, but ended his training after he lost his right arm in an accident.
life and work
Jean Carlu began his career as a professional poster artist and commercial artist in 1919, after which he announced a competition for toothpaste advertising "company Glycodont had won" 1918th From 1919 to 1921 worked as an illustrator for an advertising agency . During this time he designed his first posters in Art Deco style (for example for the film " The Kid " by Charlie Chaplin ). His posters later also showed echoes of Cubism and influences from the works of Juan Gris and Albert Gleizes .
During the 1920s and 1930s, Jean Carlu was considered a leading figure in French poster art. In 1937 he was chairman of the graphic advertising department at the Paris World's Fair . He came to the United States in 1941 to organize an exhibition at the New York World's Fair for France. He stayed in the US when Paris was occupied by the German Wehrmacht . While in the United States, he designed one of his most famous posters, America's Answer! Production, which won him a New York Art Directors Medal and Poster of the Year award . He also works for the Container Corporation of America and Pan American World Airways , he returned to France in 1953 and continued his work as a poster designer and advertising consultant for many companies including companies such as Air France and Firestone and brands such as Château Mouton-Rothschild in France, and was President of the Alliance Graphique Internationale AGI from 1945 to 1956. He was invited to documenta III (in the graphics department) in Kassel in 1964. In 1974 Jean Carlu retired.
Literature and Sources
- documenta III. International exhibition ; Catalog: Volume 1: Painting and Sculpture; Volume 2: Hand Drawings; Industrial design, graphics; Kassel / Cologne 1964.
- Roger-Louis Dupuy: Jean Carlu. A French poster artist. In: Nutzgraphik, Vol. 6, 1929, No. 12, pp. 23–33.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carlu, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonnières-sur-Seine , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1997 |
| Place of death | Nogent-sur-Marne |