Exposition Internationale Paris

The V&A was born out of the success of the world's first great international exhibition held in London in 1851. The exhibitions, expositions and world's fairs staged around the world since then have been spectacular, popular and influential. Unsurpassed in their scale and confidence, the expositions encompassed the very latest developments in art, science and technology from all nations of the world, displayed in a fabulous array of buildings and parks. Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1974) was a distinguished poster artist; here his design in the Art Deco style features allegorical figures representing Art and Technology, and expresses the idealism, optimism, modernity and innovation that the Expo

Poster · France · 1937. Colour lithograph. By Cappiello, Leonetto. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.