Jean Carlu

Jean Carlu was born in Bonnières, France in 1900. He came from a family of architects and began studies to continue that tradition. However, a tragic accident at 18 resulted in the loss of his right arm. As a result, Carlu turned to the graphic and commercial arts. Working for an advertising agency from 1919 to 1921, he developed an affinity for the angular forms and spatial nuances associated with Cubism. Early advertisements like the Glycodont Toothpaste poster (1918) are indicative of this fascination. Throughout the 1920s and 30s, he became a leading figure in French poster design, working within the French Art Deco style. In 1925, Carlu, A.M. Cassandre, and Paul Colin founded the Union des... more.

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