ALBERT GUILLAUME (1873-1942)

ARMOUR & CO. / EXTRAIT DE VIANDE. 1891. Camis, Paris. Guillaume was a prolific illustrator who did work for magazines, books and almanacs. He was also a painter and a poster designer. Working for the big Parisian printer Camis, he did a lot of advertising for music hall stars (Yvette Guilbert, Louis Bannisson and Gigolette, to name a few) but also did plenty of commercial advertising, using various characters like dandies, officers and even caricaturing celebrities of the time. To promote this meat extract bullion, from the Chicago meat yards (that were mythical in Europe)