George Auriol, born Jean-Georges Huyot (26 April 1863, Beauvais (Oise) – February 1938, Paris), was a French poet, songwriter, graphic designer, type designer, and Art Nouveau artist. He worked in many media and created illustrations for the covers of magazines, books, and sheet music, as well as other types of work such as monograms and trademarks.
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| Born | Jean Georges Huyot  26 April 1863 Beauvais |
| Died | February 1938 Paris |
| Occupation | Type designer, graphic designer, painter, songwriter, illustrator, drawer, typographer, singer |
| Children | Jean George Auriol |
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Biography edit
After he arrived in Paris in 1883, Auriol was introduced to typography and book design by Eugène Grasset and became particularly interested in the revival of historical type styles. Appointed by Georges Peignot, he created his signature typeface Auriol inspired by the Art Nouveau movement for the G. Peignot & Fils foundry,[1] which was used in the work of Francis Thibaudeau and other publishers of the period. Auriol was a member of French bohemian culture, a denizen of the Chat Noir ("Black Cat Café") and long a friend of Erik Satie.[2]
Auriol illustrated playbills for André Antoine's Théâtre Libre and for the Théâtre du Chat Noir in the Montmartre district of Paris, one of which became a popular poster.[3]
Typefaces edit
All fonts cast by G. Peignot & Fils.
Works by George Auriol edit
- The Harpsichord of Yeddo. Prose poem. Appears in English in Specimens of the Forms of Discourse, compiled and edited by E.H. Lewis (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1900), p. 45.
- Le Premier Livre des cachets, marques, et monogrammes dessinés (Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, 1901).
- Les Trente-six Vues de la Tour Eiffel, illustrations by Henri Rivière, prologue by Arsène Alexandre (Paris: Imprimerie Eugène Verneau, 1902). George Auriol: typography, layout, & design.
Notes edit
- ^ Vret, Aurélien (3 December 2021). "Robur". Carnet de la recherche à la Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). ISSN 2493-4437. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Orledge, Robert (Roger Nichols, trans.) Satie Remembered. Hal Leonard Corporation, 1995. (ISBN 157467000X, ISBN 978-1-57467-000-4)
- ^ "Theatre du Chat Noir (Flowers) Poster at Art.com". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ Macmillsn, Niel. An A-Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press, 2006 (pg. 38)
References edit
- Fields, Armond and Leroy-Crevecœur, Marie. George Auriol. Layton, Utah: Peregrine Smith Books, 1985. (ISBN 0879052007, ISBN 978-0-87905-200-3)
- Brief mention at typophile.com.
External links edit
- Typographie & Civilisation: George Auriol & l'écriture typographique, biography, illustration & typography (French)
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