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Adolphe Jean-Marie (AM) Cassandre

Adolphe Jean-Marie (A.M.) Cassandre (1901 - 1968) was active/lived in New York / France, Ukraine.  Adolphe Cassandre is known for Art deco, poster designer, lithographs.

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The work of Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron Cassandre is seen by some as a bridge between the modern fine arts and the commercial arts in the first half of the 20th century.  Cassandre worked as a painter, poster and theater designer, lithographer, typeface designer, as well as a teacher.  Although mainly based in Paris, he spent time between 1936 and 1938 living in New York.

It is perhaps Cassandre's posters that are best recognized.  He felt that poster art was for the painter, a way of "finding again the lost contact with public.  A poster, unlike a painting, is not meant to be easily distinguished by its 'manner' - a unique specimen conceived to satisfy the demanding tastes of a single more or less enlightened art lover." (articons.co.uk/cassandre)

Born in Kharkov, Ukraine, Russia, to French parents, Cassandre lived between France and Russia until the first World War.  He settled in Paris in 1915, and studied art at the Ecole des Beau   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4195 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Adolphe Jean-Marie (AM) Cassandre


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Advertising Art
  • Decorative Art, Decoration Design, Ornamental Arts
  • Design
  • Easel Painting
  • Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
  • Illustration, Illustrator
  • Poster Art, Poster Design
  • Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art MediaArt StyleArt SubjectGeography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Europe
Art School
  • Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
  • Academie Julian, Paris, Student
  • Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • ADC Hall of Fame (Art Directors Club)
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Commercial Art and Design
Exhibition of Museum
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York

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