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George Barbier, artist
French, 1882 - 1933
Wrapper for the set , Le Bonheur du Jour pour 1920 ((Paris: Chez Meynial, 1924), circa 1920
Line engraving with color pochoir
25.1 x 33.9 cm (image)
Museum Purchase, gift of George Hopper Fitch, the Goldyne Family, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Hart, James D. Hart, Walter W. Horn, Mrs. Robert E. Hunter Jr., Mrs. Peter McBean, Mrs. John N. Rosekrans Jr., Betsy and Martin Skewes-Cox, and two anonymous donors 1984.1.142.1

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printer, H. Reidel~publisher, Chez Meynial

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Artist Biography: Barbier was primarily a fashion artist. His early work was produced "...under the dazzle of the Ballet Russes of Serge Diaghilev; this electrifying influence on taste and fashion just before World War One extended to all the decorative arts...." , The Illustrated Book The Western Tradition, John Harthan (NY: Thames and Hudson, 1981), page 267.

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