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[Three well-dressed people at door of speakeasy in New York City] / Drawn for Fortune by Pierre Brissaud. – Historic Print

[Three well-dressed people at door of speakeasy in New York City] / Drawn for Fortune by Pierre Brissaud., [c1933] — historic print
[Three well-dressed people at door of speakeasy in New York City] / Drawn for Fortune by Pierre Brissaud., [c1933]. Historic print from the Family Life collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A well-dressed trio stands at the door of a New York speakeasy in this color plate, rendered as a drawing by the French illustrator Pierre Brissaud rather than a camera image. It appeared in the June 1933 issue of *Fortune*, the business magazine Henry Luce launched in 1930 with lavish production values. By then Prohibition was nearing its end, and speakeasies had become a fashionable subject for magazines covering urban nightlife. The clothing, with its evening wear and polished formality, shows how the illustrations used dress to signal wealth and social standing.

Created / published[c1933]
Medium1 photomechanical print : color.
GenrePeriodical illustrations 1930-1940.Photomechanical prints 1930-1940.
NotesB191730 U.S. Copyright Office. Illus. in: Fortune, vol. 7, 1933 June, p. 52. Reproduction of drawing by Pierre Brissaud.
SubjectsSpeakeasies--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Upper class--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,155 × 1,456 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216940

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