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“The Original Charleston” — Roger de Valerio, 1926

Few dance crazes swept the world as fast as the Charleston. Bursting out of the African-American Broadway show Runnin’ Wild in 1923, by 1926 it was the sound of the age — and Roger de Valerio’s poster catches it mid-flight: limbs flung wide, rhythms bent syncopated, everything moving at once.

De Valerio was one of the great French commercial draughtsmen of his generation, and this is his most joyous work — a poster that dances. For lovers of jazz age, Art Deco and the 1920s, it brings the whole roaring decade to a wall.

Digitally restored by an artist (wear removed, colours refreshed, vintage character retained). Copyright: Personal use only — no resale or redistribution.

Download includes 5 high-resolution JPEG files: 4×5 (up to 40×50cm) · 3×4 (up to 18×24″) · 2×3 (up to 24×36″) · International (A5–A1, 50×70cm) · 11×14″

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