| February 12, 2008
Last week at the Vintage Thrift Shop, I saw the name Jean Carlu on the back of a vintage paperback, No Exit. The name sounded familiar...but I really couldn’t recall anything on this designer/artist. Upon further research, I found Jean Carlu (1900-1997) to be a fascinating person, with a wide-ranging and striking portfolio.
Jean Carlu, Journée nationale de la paix, 1936 
In 1941 he received an award for the New York Art Directors Club for his poster, “America’s Answer! Production” (seen above) excerpt from Smithsonian biography: “Born in Bonnières, France, Jean Carlu came from a family of architects and studied to enter that profession. After an accident at the age of eighteen in which he lost his right arm, Carlu turned to graphic design.”
Gift Packages for Hitler!, from the Early Series by Jean Carlu, 1942, Gift of Container Corporation of America, Smithsonian American Art Museum 
Link: design for victory...more posters by Carlu
Tags: book cover, jean carlu, legend, print, vintage
Topic: Graphic Design
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