PIERRE ADAM (1894-?) FÊTES DE NUIT AU ZOO. Circa 1930s.
24 1/2x17 3/4 inches, 62 1/4x45 cm. Girault, St. Cloud.
Condition A-: repaired tear in central image; minor repaired tears in margins; small stain in right margin, slightly into image; slight scuffing in image.
Adam was a co-founder of "Le Rectangle," the first association of illustration and advertising photographers in France. They were inspired by American photographer Edward Weston and the group f/64, which comprised seven San Francisco photographers including Weston, Ansel Adams and Imogen Cunningham. This photographic poster invites the public to the "Fêtes de Nuit," which were evening galas organized by the zoo at the Bois de Vincennes (the largest public park in Paris) in the mid-1930s. Adam, who is best known for photography created only a small handful of posters, including at least two others in this same series (of zebras and a baboon). rare.