New Geo Ham: Report For Hispano-Suiza

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Widely regarded every bit ane of the finest automotive poster artists of all time, Georges Hamel (Geo Ham) was born inwards Laval, French Republic inwards 1900, demonstrating beautiful representative skills from a really immature age. At the historic menses of xviii Hamel moved to Paris enrolling inwards the National School of Decorative Arts (Art Deco)

He began getting his illustrations in addition to fine fine art published on a regular footing yesteryear 1923, in addition to yesteryear the 1930s was already established every bit the finest inwards his field. Ham was commissioned to utilisation the straightaway iconic Art Deco paintings, prints in addition to posters for the Monaco Grand Prix, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in addition to many other prestigious European Races. H5N1 highlight of his life was competing inwards the 1934 Le Mans race inwards a two liter Derby, in addition to although fuel problems forced him to withdrawal, the sense solely added to his passion for racing art. Geo Ham continued to illustrate cars, planes in addition to motorcycles good into the early on 1960s.

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