1948 French B/W Ad JAZ Clock Table Bird Lamp Rene Gruau - ORIGINAL ADVERTISING XGXC9 Albert Dorne

Albert Dorne

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American artist Blanche McManus Mansfield illustrated the original prints after her journey to the foreign land during the 1900s

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Halftone engraving with 65-line screen by the Co-Operative Photo-Engraving Company

1948 French B/W Ad JAZ Clock Table Bird Lamp Rene Gruau - ORIGINAL ADVERTISING XGXC9 Albert DorneThis is an original 1948 black and white French print ad for JAZ clocks, illustrated by Ren Gruau. Ren Gruau (1909 2004) French poster designer and fashion illustrator Rene Gruau was born in Italy and moved to France to begin his career in design. From 1935 1939 he collaborated with the French magazines Femina, Marie Claire, LOfficiel, Elle and LAlbum de le Figaro. In 1946 he began working for International Textiles, creating their magazine covers