Carlu, Jean
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Birthname | Carlu, Georges Léon Jean | ||||
born on | 3 May 1900 at 07:00 (= 07:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Paris, France, 48n52, 2e20 | ||||
Timezone | PMT m2e2015 (is standard time) | ||||
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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 11 April 1927 and divorced on 20 December 1943. He died on 22 April 1997, Nogent sur Marne, France.
Relationships
- sibling relationship with Carlu, Jacques (born 7 April 1890)
Events
- 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)
- Death, Cause unspecified 22 April 1997 at 07:30 AM in Nogent sur Marne (Age 96)
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Source Notes
Birth and death certificates in Didier Geslain archive, 'bd_pub_affichistes' pdf file, pp. 37-39.
Same data from Petitallot quotes B.C., Cadran No. 43, July-August 1997
Categories
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (Lost right arm in tram accident)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (16 years, divorced)
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 96)
- Vocation : Art : Commercial artist (Graphic designer)
- Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Cubist)
- Vocation : Business : Top executive
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Office of War Information)
- 1900 births
- Birthday 3 May
- Birthplace Paris, FR
- Sun 12 Taurus
- Moon 4 Cancer
- Asc 25 Gemini
- 1997 deaths
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Art : Commercial artist
- Vocation : Art : Fine art artist
- Vocation : Business : Top executive
- Vocation : Military : Military service