Tag Archives: a.m. cassandre

back to brown paper bags

Before the late 1930’s record albums were said to have resembled tombstones: plain brown sleeves with the name of the artist stamped onto the cover.Then came a new direction, the formation of a new axiom that was not always true, … Continue reading

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the dream of the idea: fantasy behind the illusion

It was a time when the world was going terribly wrong. A look at the art of A.M. Cassandre…. by Art Chantry( art@artchantry.com) : This is the cover of Harper’s Bazaar, September 15th, 1939. the cover is by A.M. Cassandre. … Continue reading

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approaching perfection: little spots of hurried slop

Cher and design of the times: utterly awful and utterly perfect. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): Lately I’ve noticed a lot of Time Magazine covers being displayed in the Facebook™ thread I’ve been reading. A lot of my old pals are displaying … Continue reading

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