A. M. Cassandre Biographical Timeline
Adolph Jean Marie Mouron a*k*a A. M. Cassandre
January 24, 1901 - Died June 17, 1968
Personal life
A. 1901 Born in Kharkov, Ukraine to French parents
B. 1915 Family settled in France
C. 1918 Enrolled at Lucien Simon’s independent studio
- Enrolled in the Academie Julian
D. 1927 Married 1st wife Madeleine Cauvet
- 1938 Divorced
E. 1938 Joined French Army for WWII
- 1940 Demobilized
F. 1942 Meets dress designer Nadine Robinson
- 1947 Married
- 1954 Divorced
G. 1962 Promoted to rank of Officer in the Legion of Honor
H. 1963 Retired to county home in Belley in Bugey region east of Lyon
- 1965 Comes out of retirement, moves back to Paris
I. 1967 Suicide attempt
J. 1968 Committed suicide
2. Career in poster art
A. 1921 1st posters done in caractural style - most are lost today
B. 1922 Signs first works using the pen name Cassandre
C. 1923 Gains fame and becomes a Parisian celebrity with “Le Bucheron”
- 1925 1st place Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs
D. 1924 Contracted with Hachard and Cie to publis his work through 1927
E. 1926 Works for Maurice Moyrand at Danel in Lille printing office
- His most creative period
F. 1927 Begins studies of space and speed
G. 1930 Joins Union des Artistes Mardernes
H. 1931 - 1935 Art director - Alliance Graphique
I. 1935 Contract of exclusivity with Draeger
J. 1936 Retrospective poster exhibition, Museum of Modern Art in New York
- Contracts with Harper’s Bazaar for several covers
- Resides in New York for two winters
K. 1950 Huge exhibit of 25 years of graphic and plastic art
L. 1954 Designed posters and record jackets for Ollivette typewriters
L. 1959 - 1968 Works and projects unsuccessful, not well accepted by public
M. 1965 Designed his last poster for a paper that went out of business before publication
3. Creates typefaces
A. 1929 Bilfur
B. 1930 Acier - black and gray sans serif
C. 1935 Acier Display Noir - two color sans serif
D. 1937 Pignut
- Exhibited at World’s Fair in Paris
E. 1947 Tourian
G. 1954 Designed typefaces and logo type for Ollivette typewriters
F. 1968 Cassandre
G. 1948 Experimented with copperplate engraving technique for bank note engraving
4. Architecture, stage and costume design
A. 1933 First decoration of Amphitry
B. 1948 Designed open air stage for Aix en Provence International Music Festival
C. 1938 - 1950 Designing sets, costumes and decorations no posters
D. 1967 Began several canvases, finished only one of the Bugey landscape
