Art Deco Lady
“The New Woman of the 1920s boldly asserted her right to dance, drink, smoke, and date—to work her own property. (…) In many ways, she controlled her own destiny.” Joshua Zeitz – Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern. Eduardo Gracia Benito’s illustration (Vanity Fair, 1920s), Art…
The Art Deco illustrator Coles Philipps
Coles Phillips (1880-1927) was an American and Art Deco illustrator who worked from World War I to the late 1920s. He was a pioneer : he introduced for the first time the Art Deco style into adversitings and fashion magazines. He illustrated for famous magazines like Good Housekeeping, Colliers, Life and Saturday Evening Post. His…
The Art Deco illustrator André Édouard Marty
André Édouard Marty (1882-1974) was a French engraver and illustrator. He studied at the École des Beaux arts where he met the future Art Deco illustrators André Brissaud, Georges Lepape and Charles Martin. He was an important figure of the Art Deco movement. His fashion illustrations were published in prestigious magazines such as La gazette…
