Carlu, Jean
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Carlu, Georges Leon Jean | ||
| born on | 3 May 1900 at 07:00 (= 07:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Paris, France, 48n52, 2e20 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m2e20 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   12°22'   04°36 Asc. 25°46'
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Biography
French graphic designer-artist who worked with one arm as he lost his right arm in a tramway accident at age 18. His fondness for cubism drew him to the Art Déco. He made a name for himself in 1935 with the ‘’La cuisine Électrique’’ poster.
Carlu was named Commissioner of the Advertising Pavilion at the 1937 exhibition and of the French Pavilion in New York in 1939. When WW II broke out, he worked for the Office of War Information and for The Container Corporation of America. After the war he worked for Pan American Airways and then returned to France in 1952. He worked for Air-France, Perrier and Larousse.
Carlu married on 4/11/1927 and divorced on 12/20/1943. He died on 4/22/1997, Nogent sur Marne, France.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 22 April 1997 at 12:00 noon in Nugent sur Marne, France (Age 96)
- Relationship : Marriage 11 April 1927
- Relationship : Divorce dates 20 December 1943 (16 years)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1935 (Noted poster)
- Work : New Career 1937 (Commissioner of the Advertising Pavilion)
- Work : New Job 1939 (French Pavilion)
- Family : Change residence 1952 (Back to France)
Source Notes
Petitallot quotes B.C., Cadran No. 43, July-August 1997
Categories
- Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Cubist)
- Vocation : Business : Top executive
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (Lost right arm in tram accident)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (16 years, divorced)
- Vocation : Art : Commercial artist (Graphic designer)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Office of War Information)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 96)
