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Marcellin Auzolle's Bière Divette poster for Brasserie Greff with a smiling blonde woman holding a tall beer glass

Bière Divette Poster History and Nancy's Brasse...

Nancy's brewing history, surviving business stationery, and an artist connected to early cinema give Bière Divette's smiling advertisement a deeper story.

Bière Divette Poster History and Nancy's Brasse...

Nancy's brewing history, surviving business stationery, and an artist connected to early cinema give Bière Divette's smiling advertisement a deeper story.

Leonetto Cappiello's Ricqlès poster with an orange-clad dancing woman holding a large peppermint alcohol bottle

Ricqlès Poster History from Peppermint to Cappi...

A dancing figure and an oversized bottle lead into Ricqlès history, nineteenth-century pharmacy advertising, and a surprising object in a legal museum.

Ricqlès Poster History from Peppermint to Cappi...

A dancing figure and an oversized bottle lead into Ricqlès history, nineteenth-century pharmacy advertising, and a surprising object in a legal museum.

Jules Chéret's Quinquina Dubonnet poster with a woman in a striped dress holding a glass and bottle

Quinquina Dubonnet and Jules Chéret's Paris Caf...

A striped dress, a glass, and the promise of an apéritif in every café reveal the history of one of Jules Chéret's memorable French advertising images.

Quinquina Dubonnet and Jules Chéret's Paris Caf...

A striped dress, a glass, and the promise of an apéritif in every café reveal the history of one of Jules Chéret's memorable French advertising images.

Cappiello's Bénédictine poster with a red-clad figure holding a lantern above the illuminated palace at Fécamp

Bénédictine Poster History and the Palace Behin...

A lantern illuminates a remarkable palace-factory in Cappiello's Bénédictine advertisement, revealing the meeting of industry, architecture, and brand mythology.

Bénédictine Poster History and the Palace Behin...

A lantern illuminates a remarkable palace-factory in Cappiello's Bénédictine advertisement, revealing the meeting of industry, architecture, and brand mythology.

Leonetto Cappiello's Cognac Monnet poster with a dancing woman holding a glowing sun above a glass

Cognac Monnet, Cappiello, and the Story of Suns...

Cappiello's luminous Cognac Monnet image connects the history of French brandy, an unexpected Italian design study, and Jean Monnet's family business.

Cognac Monnet, Cappiello, and the Story of Suns...

Cappiello's luminous Cognac Monnet image connects the history of French brandy, an unexpected Italian design study, and Jean Monnet's family business.

Jules Chéret's Les Bozza Folies Bergère poster with tumbling comic musicians, percussion props and curved lettering

Les Bozza at the Folies Bergère and Chéret's Mu...

An 1881 Folies Bergère poster connects comic performance, the art of Jules Chéret, and a perceptive response from the writer Joris-Karl Huysmans.

Les Bozza at the Folies Bergère and Chéret's Mu...

An 1881 Folies Bergère poster connects comic performance, the art of Jules Chéret, and a perceptive response from the writer Joris-Karl Huysmans.