René Marcil
René Marcil was a Canadian "Québécois" artist, painter and fashion illustrator from Montréal, Québec. He spent most of his professional life in New York, Paris, London and the French Riviera.
Marcil played a central role in the successful post-war launch of Christian Dior’s New Look (style of clothing) collection in the United States. Marcil's artwork is in the permanent collections of Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris at the Louvre.
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Québécois
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fashion
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illustrator
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Montréal
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Paris
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Christian Dior
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New Look (style of clothing)
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Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
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Louvre
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René Marcil
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