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Jean George Carlu

Jean George Carlu (1900 - 1997) was active/lived in District Of Columbia / France.  Jean Carlu is known for Illustration, graphic design.

JEAN GEORGES LEON CARLU (1900-1997)

French illustrator and graphic designer, born in Bonnieres-sur-Seine. A student of architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1918, he redirected his interests toward the fields of graphic art and exhibition design after the amputation of his right arm. By 1931 he had achieved international recognition as an advertising illustrator. In 1937 he acted as chairman of the Graphic Publicity Section of the Paris International Exhibition, and three years later, was sent by the French government to the United States where he remained for the next thirteen years. 

In the States he was employed by the Office of War Information to design defense posters, and was connected with various groups of La France Libre.  He also worked for a number of American firms, and designed commercial and educational exhibitions for the United States, commissioned by the French government.

Carlu returned to his native country in 1953 where he desig   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2011 characters.]  Artist bio

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