| LC control no. | n 81126989 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cappiello, Leonetto, 1875-1942 |
| Variant(s) | Cappiello, L. (Leonetto), 1875-1942 |
| Associated country | Italy France |
| Located | Paris (France) |
| Birth date | 1875-04-09 |
| Death date | 1942-02-02 |
| Place of birth | Livorno (Italy) |
| Place of death | Cannes (France) |
| Field of activity | Caricatures and cartoons Posters Commercial art |
| Profession or occupation | Artists Illustrators Cartoonists |
| Found in | VieĢnot, J. L. Cappiello, 1946. The Vintage Poster website, viewed May 7, 2022: Leonetto Cappiello biography (born in Livorno, Italy; he studied art with the idea of becoming a painter, but as a hobby he would make quick sketches of people, and found that these caricatures were always favorably received; up to World War I he used Vercasson as printer-agent; after that he used Devambez) Wikipedia, May 7, 2022 (Leonetto Cappiello; born 9 April 1875; died in Cannes, 2 February 1942; an Italian and French poster art designer and painter, mainly lived and worked in Paris; no formal training in art; started his career as a caricaturist illustrating in journals; his first album of caricatures, Lanterna Magic, was made in 1896; in 1898 he moved to Paris, and his caricatures were published in Le Rire for the first time; he began to move away from caricature work toward posters; his first poster, for the newspaper Frou-Frou, was made in 1899; between 1901 and 1914 he created several hundred posters in a style that revolutionised the art of poster design, more relevant to the faster pace of the 20th century; also continued as a caricaturist; worked as an interpreter in Italy during World War I) |
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