Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Conspirator 1949

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Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (1932-2011), communément appelée Liz Taylor, est une actrice britannico-américaine.

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, (1932-2011) was a British-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She continued her career successfully into the 1960s, and remained a well known public figure for the rest of her life. The American Film Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen legend in 1999.

René Gruau

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René Gruau, pseudonyme de Renato Zavagli-Ricciardelli delle Caminate (1909-2004) est un illustrateur, affichiste et peintre franco-italien réputé pour ses illustrations pour la mode et la publicité.

René Gruau (1909-2004) was a fashion illustrator whose exaggerated portrayal of fashion design through painting has had a lasting effect on the fashion industry. Because of Gruau's inherent skills and creativity, he contributed to a change in the entire fashion industry through the new pictures that represented the already popular designs created by designers in the industry. The benefits, including economic stimulation and enhancement of advertising are still present in the industry today via a new way of fashion illustration, fashion photography. Gruau became one of the best known and favorite artists of the haute couture world during the 1940s and 50s working with Femina, Marie-Claire, L'Officiel, L'Album Du Figaro and an assortment of “high-style” magazines. Gruau’s artwork is recognized and commended internationally in some of Paris and Italy's most prestigious art museums including the Louvre in Paris and the blank in Italy. in addition to his international fame and recognition, "Gruau's artwork is known for its timeless and enduring style".

Dolly Parton - Jolene 1975




Dolly Rebecca Parton (née en 1946) est une chanteuse de country et de pop, auteur-compositeur-interprète, musicienne multi-instrumentiste, actrice, écrivain, scénariste et productrice américaine. Elle est issue d'une fratrie de douze enfants. En un demi-siècle, elle est devenue la reine de la Country (« Queen of Country Music »).

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born in 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Dolly Parton made her album debut in 1967, with her album Hello, I'm Dolly. With steady success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s and continuing into the 1980s; Parton's subsequent albums in the later part of the 1990s were lower in sales. However, in the new millennium, Parton achieved commercial success again and has released albums on independent labels since 2000, including albums on her own label, Dolly Records.

Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen 1895

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Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923) est un artiste anarchiste, peintre, graveur, illustrateur, affichiste et sculpteur suisse, naturalisé français en 1901.

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, frequently referred to as just Steinlen (1859-1923), was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker.

World Peace Before Another Christmas

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World Peace. Before another Christmas still less of armament and none of war. National Council for Limitation of Armaments, Washington, D.C. Between 1910 and 1920. 

Mistinguett 1927

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Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois, dite Mistinguett, (1875 - 1956), est une chanteuse et actrice française.

Mistinguett (1875 - 1956) was a French actress and singer, whose birth name was Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois. She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world.

Alfred Choubrac - Eugénie Fougère

Alfred Choubrac - Eugénie Fougère
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Alfred Choubrac (1853-1902), est un peintre, dessinateur, affichiste et illustrateur français.

Alfred Choubrac (1853-1902) was a French painter, illustrator, draughtsman, and poster artist.

Paul Berthon - Tisane Gauloise 1896

Paul Berthon - Tisane Gauloise 1896
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Paul Berthon (1872-1909) est un artiste peintre, affichiste et décorateur français.

Paul Berthon (1872-1909) was a French artist who produced primarily posters and lithographs.

Joséphine Baker - Folies Bergère - Paris

Joséphine Baker - Folies Bergère - Paris
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Joséphine Baker, née Freda Josephine McDonald (1906 - 1975) était une chanteuse, danseuse, actrice, meneuse de revue et résistante française.

Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was an American-born French dancer, jazz and pop music singer, and actress, who came to be known in various circles as the "Black Pearl," "Bronze Venus" "Jazz Cleopatra", and even the "Creole Goddess". Born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri, Baker became a citizen of France in 1937. She was fluent in both English and French.

Le théâtre des Folies Bergère est une célèbre salle de spectacles parisienne inaugurée le 2 mai 1869 et toujours en activité.

The Folies Bergère is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Established in 1869, the house was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s' Belle Époque through the 1920s' Années folles. The institution is still in business, and is always a strong symbol of French and Parisian life.

Raphael Kirchner - Stars in Night Sky 1903

Raphael Kirchner - Stars in Night Sky 1903
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Raphael Kirchner (1875-1917) est un artiste peintre, dessinateur, illustrateur, lithographe et caricaturiste autrichien. Imprégné par l'Art nouveau, il est considéré comme l'un des inventeurs de la pin-up.

Raphael Kirchner (1875-1917) was an Austrian artist, principally a portrait painter and illustrator best known for Art Nouveau and early pin-up work, especially in picture postcard format. His work served as an early inspiration to Peruvian painter Alberto Vargas, who had a career in the United States for the film and men's magazine industry.