French poster king Jules Cheret has first US solo show in Milwaukee

Jules Cheret (French, 1836–1932), ‘Folies-Bergere: Loie Fuller,’ 1897. Color lithograph. Image: 46 1/2 by 32 1/4in. (118.11 by 81.92cm), sheet: 48 by 33 3/4in. (121.92 by 85.73cm). The James and Susee Wiechmann Collection, M2021.163. Photo by John R. Glembin
Jules Cheret (French, 1836–1932), ‘Folies-Bergere: Loie Fuller,’ 1897. Color lithograph. Image: 46 1/2 by 32 1/4in. (118.11 by 81.92cm), sheet: 48 by 33 3/4in. (121.92 by 85.73cm). The James and Susee Wiechmann Collection, M2021.163. Photo by John R. Glembin
Jules Cheret (French, 1836–1932), ‘Folies-Bergere: Loie Fuller,’ 1897. Color lithograph. Image: 46 1/2 by 32 1/4in. (118.11 by 81.92cm), sheet: 48 by 33 3/4in. (121.92 by 85.73cm). The James and Susee Wiechmann Collection, M2021.163. Photo by John R. Glembin

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Milwaukee Art Museum is presenting Always New: The Posters of Jules Cheret, the first solo exhibition in the United States of works by 19th-century French lithographer Jules Cheret (1836-1932). A pioneer of graphic arts and the illustrated poster, Cheret was a master of his medium who elevated lithography to an art form and shaped the way posters were both created and experienced by the public. The exhibition will be on view until October 16.

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