Cassandre
Sign in to saveCassandre, pseudonym of Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron (24 January 1901 – 17 June 1968), was a French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1901-01-24
- Died
- 1968-06-17
- Works
- 14
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron
- Person.image
- Portret van A. M. Cassandre in Rijksacademie in Amsterdam, 1967.jpg
- Person.alt
- A. M. Cassandre, 1967
- Person.caption
- Cassandre in 1967
- Person.birth_place
- Kharkov, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire
- Person.death_place
- Paris, France
- Person.occupation
- Painter, commercial poster artist, typeface designer
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Key dates
- Born
- 24 January 1901
- Died
- 17 June 1968
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adolphe
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Kharkov Governorate
- Place of death
- Paris
- Educated at
- Académie Julian
- Languages spoken
- French
- Official website
- www.cassandre-france.com
- Image
- Portret van A. M. Cassandre in Rijksacademie in Amsterdam, 1967.jpg
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Early life and career
- Later career
- Typeface designs
- Notable poster designs
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Cassandre, pseudonym of Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron (24 January 1901 – 17 June 1968), was a French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.
==Early life and career== He was born Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron to French parents in Kharkov, the capital of Kharkov Governorate in the Russian Empire and located in the historical region of Sloboda Ukraine. As a young man, he moved to Paris, where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and at the Académie Julian. The popularity of posters as advertising afforded him an opportunity to work for a Parisian printing house. Inspired by cubism as well as surrealism, he earned a reputation with works such as Bûcheron (Woodcutter), a poster created for a cabinetmaker that won first prize at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes.