Carlu was born in France (1900 – 1997) and originally studied to become an architect, but after he lost his right arm in the accident, he decided to work as a commercial artist.
Carlu is famous for his poster designs. He was one of the leading poster artists in France during 1920's-1930's.
Jean Carlu
Pépa bonafé poster,1928
http://www.artnet.com/artist/660320/jean-carlu.html
In his early work it's easy to see his love for angular forms and other Cubism influences.
Jean Carlu
Paris 1937 Exposition,1937
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Paris-1937-Exposition-1937-Posters_i1250945_.htm
Carlu came to US for the New York World's Fair and ended up staying when Paris was invaded by the German Army. He created one of his most famous works while living in US, the “America’s Answer! Production” poster.
Jean Carlu
Patriotic war poster for the U.S. Government, 1942
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Carlu
This work has won him a New York Art Directors medal and became a poster of the year.
Carlu stayed in US through the duration of World War II and worked on the posters for the government war related topics.
Jean Carlu
Give 'em Both Barrels poster, 1941
http://moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A977&page_number=1&template_id=1&sort_order=1
His works carried out the same precision of forms as the rest of his art, which worked very well to echo the efficiency of industry.
Jean Carlu
Stop 'Em to Sell 'Em poster, 1947
http://moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A977&page_number=4&template_id=1&sort_order=1
His work still influence the work international and American artists. He played a great role in the development of graphic design in US.
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