May Milton

Cleveland Museum of Art

May Milton

Henri de Toulouse-LautrecLinkedCulture matchlcp-83c094d8930a

Date
1895
Medium
color lithograph
Culture
France, 19th century
Department
Prints
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
129201

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Posters grew in popularity after 1881, when many restrictions on their placement were lifted and it became unlawful to remove or destroy them. The first exhibition of posters took place in 1884, and they were soon accepted as a legitimate art form. Lautrec, a gifted draftsman, excelled at designing arresting lithographs. May Milton , one of his boldest compositions, illustrates Lautrec's innovative style based on a dynamic pattern of flat, simplified, brightly colored shapes and dramatic silhouettes. Lautrec, an astute observer of character and physical features, captured the life of a decadent era in his radically concise, vigorous representations. May Milton was an English dancer who appeared at the Moulin Rouge, one of Paris's most popular café-concerts. This poster was made to advertise her tour of the United States. May Milton was the romantic partner of May Belfort, another performer whom Toulouse-Lautrec frequently depicted.

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Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection

Part of LinkedCulture topics

  • Representative object from the topic 19th Century French Café-Concert Scenes
    19th Century French Café-Concert Scenes

    These prints and drawings document the popular café-concert entertainment venues of 19th-century Paris and France, primarily created through lithography to capture performers, audiences, and the vibrant nightlife culture

    98 objects from 4 institutions

  • Representative object from the topic Belle Époque Entertainer Portraits
    Belle Époque Entertainer Portraits

    These objects are lithographic prints and drawings depicting May Belfort and May Milton, popular French cabaret performers from late 19th-century Paris, created primarily through color lithography techniques.

    31 objects from 3 institutions

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