La Charron is presented in a past historical context "They all come to La Charron".
the list of famous customers.
France
Princess of Pea
Princess of Polignac
Duke of Rohan
Duke of Nouailles
Viscount of La Rochefoucauld…
America
William Waldorf Astor
W, Earle Dodge
Frank Jay Gould
W, K Vanderbilt
Louis C. Tiffany
Saloman Guggenheim…
England
Duchess of Manchester
Marquess of Londonderry
Lord Kilmaine
Lord Carrington…
Gustave Henri Émile Blanchot, known as “Gus Bofa” (1883-1968) was a French illustrator.
He intended to pursue a military career but gave it up when he was about to take the Saint-Cyr exam. To earn a little money, in 1900 he began selling drawings to illustrated newspapers such as Le Sourire, Le Rire and La Risette.
Around 1906, he created Affiches Gus-Bofa. Building on his success as a poster artist, he wrote stories for the press, music hall reviews and wrote the theatre column for Le Rire and Le Sourire, newspapers that he briefly directed and where he gave Pierre Mac Orlan his debut. He also designed costumes and sets for the theatre.
Very seriously injured in the legs in December 1914 during the fighting at Bois-le-Prêtre, he refused to have his leg amputated and, from his hospital bed, sent drawings to La Baïonnette.
In the aftermath of this war, which left him crippled, he began, encouraged by Mac Orlan, a career as an illustrator of luxury books.
France
Princess of Pea
Princess of Polignac
Duke of Rohan
Duke of Nouailles
Viscount of La Rochefoucauld…
America
William Waldorf Astor
W, Earle Dodge
Frank Jay Gould
W, K Vanderbilt
Louis C. Tiffany
Saloman Guggenheim…
England
Duchess of Manchester
Marquess of Londonderry
Lord Kilmaine
Lord Carrington…
Gustave Henri Émile Blanchot, known as “Gus Bofa” (1883-1968) was a French illustrator.
He intended to pursue a military career but gave it up when he was about to take the Saint-Cyr exam. To earn a little money, in 1900 he began selling drawings to illustrated newspapers such as Le Sourire, Le Rire and La Risette.
Around 1906, he created Affiches Gus-Bofa. Building on his success as a poster artist, he wrote stories for the press, music hall reviews and wrote the theatre column for Le Rire and Le Sourire, newspapers that he briefly directed and where he gave Pierre Mac Orlan his debut. He also designed costumes and sets for the theatre.
Very seriously injured in the legs in December 1914 during the fighting at Bois-le-Prêtre, he refused to have his leg amputated and, from his hospital bed, sent drawings to La Baïonnette.
In the aftermath of this war, which left him crippled, he began, encouraged by Mac Orlan, a career as an illustrator of luxury books.
Nice piece of history and charming art work. Thanks
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