Georges Bans Almanac
1897
Frédéric Auguste Cazals created this striking 1897 poster not just to advertise an almanac, but to rally support for a monument to his friend, the poet Paul Verlaine. The central figure, a classical muse, holds a scroll listing the 'who's who' of the French Symbolist movement—including Stéphane Mallarmé and Auguste Rodin—as the committee presidents. Cazals even lists himself as the secretary on the document she holds. It’s a fascinating snapshot of late 19th-century Paris, where graphic design became a tool for literary tribute.
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