Cassandre: an archive documenting the publishing efforts of an Art Deco master designer and artist.

FULL DESCRIPTION: cassandre maquettes

A. M. CASSANDRE. An archive of correspondence, production documents, and two original maquettes for a catalog of the posters of Cassandre. The materials document Cassandre’s efforts to publish a catalog of his poster production, 1925-37. The maquettes were used by Cassandre and his colleagues to gauge potential interest from booksellers in several European countries.

1) - The first draft maquette for a catalog. (32 x 24.5 cm): 63 pages. 75 black & white photographs;
2) - “A.M. Cassandre. Maquette Definitive”. (31 x 24 cm): 64 pages. 71 black & white photographs of posters and a photograph of Cassandre;
3) - A group of 33 black & white photographs, including 4 pasted on brown card stock that match those used in the Maquette Definitive; 
4)  - Correspondence and documentation: mostly related to the book project with: 7 leaves (n.d.) listing the negatives for Cassandre’s posters ; 3 color reproductions (1928-1937) ; 5 double-sided book production cost sheets (1933, 1937) ; 27 letters (1931-1968), including 2 (n.d.) handwritten by Cassandre.