HENRI I. BIAIS (DATES UNKNOWN) ECHO RADIO. Circa 1935. 46 1/4x31 inches, 117 1/4x78 3/4 cm. Éditions Vente et Publicité, Paris. Condition B+ / B: repaired tears at edges and in image; creases, abrasions and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds and in image; writing on verso is visible in upper image. The only thing known about Henri Biais is that he was a member of the Syndicat des Dessinateurs Publicitaires, founded by Paul Colin in 1933. His legacy is a handful of intriguing Art Deco posters designed in the mid-1930s. Advertising a radio popular during this time, this poster features a bird singing on top of a megaphone shaped out of the letters of the brand name, "Echo." A simple and charming image that is obviously meant to suggest that Echo radios produce sounds as clean and clear as nature itself.
