Exposition coloniale, Marseille 1922 (Colonial Exhibition, Marseille 1922), poster by Leonetto Cappiello
A laurel-crowned woman in white, blue and red draperies, an olive sprig in her hand, stands with raised arms above figures in varied non-European dress who offer her wheat, cotton, silks and fruit, under the dates 'Avril Novembre'. The tricolour and the classical personification of the Republic are attached to the colonial produce on show, so the exhibition is presented as a ceremony of peaceful tribute to France.
- Date
- 1922
- Period
- Interwar
- Made by
- Exposition nationale coloniale de Marseille 1922 (city, chamber of commerce and colonial administration); artist Leonetto Cappiello, printed by Devambez
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- France
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Poincare Government
- Leader
- Raymond Poincare
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- Empire and colonialism, Economy and finance
- Event
- Marseille Colonial Exhibition 1922
- Techniques
- Transfer
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (Bibliothèque nationale de France scan), retrieved September 29, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (per Wikimedia Commons: Cappiello d. 1942; published 1922)
Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942), Les Nouvelles Affiches Cappiello / Atelier d'art Devambez, Paris, 1922. Bibliothèque nationale de France, ENT DN-1 (CAPPIELLO, Leonetto/8)-ROUL, via Wikimedia Commons.
Text on the object
EXPOSITION COLONIALE MARSEILLE 1922 AVRIL NOVEMBRE [left margin] LES NOUVELLES AFFICHES CAPPIELLO 32 Rue Beaujon, Paris ATELIER D'ART DEVAMBEZ [signature] Cappiello 1922
COLONIAL EXHIBITION MARSEILLE 1922 APRIL NOVEMBER THE NEW CAPPIELLO POSTERS 32 Rue Beaujon, Paris DEVAMBEZ ART STUDIO Cappiello 1922
Archival shelf marks and reference numbers added by the library in the margins and bottom edge (for example 'W004764') and the colour-calibration strip at the foot are not part of the poster and are omitted. English is a literal machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader.
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