Adolphe Mouron Cassandre was born in Ukraine in 1901 to French parents. He was best known as a painter, a commercial poster artist, and a typeface designer.
He studied at the Académie de Beaux-Arts in Paris and also at the Académie Julian. The fact that posters were extremely popular at the time, meant that he was able to work for a printing house. He was greatly inspired by surrealism and cubism. Cassandre gained his reputation by winning first prize at the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels in 1925, when he submitted his poster 'Le Bûcheron' (The Woodcutter). As he became more successful, he was able to partner up with some friends who helped him create a design agency called Alliance Graphique, which saw its success throughout the 1930's. His posters are famous for their innovative graphic style and references to other painters such as, Picasso and Ernst.
He was also a lecturer at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
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