Erté

Duration: 28

Year Published: 1978

Creator: phoenix/bfa

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A portrait of Romain de Tirtoff, better known as Erté, the artist who contributed greatly to the development of Art Deco, perhaps the most important design movement of the twentieth century. Traces his multi-faceted career from his association with Paul Poiret, king of Paris couture, to his years designing covers for Harper's Bazaar to his work designing for the Paris Opera, the Ziegfeld Follies and MGM in Hollywood.

Complete Record: A portrait of Romain de Tirtoff, better known as Erté, the artist who contributed greatly to the development of Art Deco, perhaps the most important design movement of the twentieth century. Traces his multi-faceted career from his association with Paul Poiret, king of Paris couture, to his years designing covers for Harper's Bazaar to his work designing for the Paris Opera, the Ziegfeld Follies and MGM in Hollywood. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.