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Cassandre
French painter and designer
For the opera by Bertin de la Doué and Bouvard, see Cassandre (opera).
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For the opera by Jarrell, see Cassandre (Jarrell).
Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron | |
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A.M. Cassandre | |
Born | (1901-01-24)24 January 1901 Kharkiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
Died | 17 June 1968(1968-06-17) (aged 67) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Painter, commercial poster artist, typeface designer |
Cassandre, pseudonym of Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron[1] (24 January 1901 – 17 June 1968), was a French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.[2][3]
Early life and career
He was born Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron in Kharkiv, Slobidska Ukraine- autonomous unit within the Russian Empire,[4][5] to French parents.
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 hi