First Friday: Docent Tour of Lefor-Openo

Join the Poster House education team for a guided docent tour of Cuteness, Conservatism, & Consumption: Lefor-Openo and Postwar France! Visitors will gain a deeper understanding of the historical context and the design techniques behind one of of the museum’s newest main exhibitions in an informative yet casual setting.

In the aftermath of World War II, France faced a daunting recovery challenge. The next three decades would be defined by rapid and significant social and political changes primarily brought about by General Charles de Gaulle. His vision to rebuild France as an independent global power impacted every part of French life, from its economy to its shopping habits, its moral code to its leisure pursuits. The posters produced during this period, however, rarely hinted at this turbulent landscape. Instead, advertising focused on producing bright, optimistic images that saturated the streets with cute rather than with chaos. Along with major male artists like Raymond Savignac and Hervé Morvan, many of these extreme changes were also chronicled, indirectly, in the posters produced by a new female design team known as Lefor-Openo.

Accessibility Note: Masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact events@posterhouse.org.