Friday, September 24, 2010

Nuits de Folies

In 1932, Alec Shanks designed this program cover for the Folies Bergère, one of Paris' most legendary cabarets, in a very Erté like style, elegant and larger than life—which of course is what the Follies were.


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4 comments:

  1. LC DouglassSeptember 25, 2010 at 12:14 AM

    Beautiful! Where do you find these things?

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  2. Thomas Haller BuchananSeptember 27, 2010 at 8:03 AM

    A lifetime passion of seeking.

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  3. Alberto el de las galgasSeptember 27, 2010 at 5:05 PM

    Indeed, very Erté! Except for the faces and signature, it's very, very Erté. Amazing! And Amazing ilustration too.

    Thank you for sharing with us.

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  4. Thomas Haller BuchananSeptember 27, 2010 at 8:52 PM

    I haven't seen anything else by this Alec Shanks, but he must've had a body of work, maybe just lost in the glare of Erté . . .

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