Manuel Orazi Explained

Manuel Orazi
Birth Name:Emmanuel Joseph Raphael Orazi
Birth Date:5 October 1860
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Date:28 October 1934
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:Italian
Spouse:Marie Agnan
Mother:Marie del Pianto
Father:François Orazi
Signature:Manuel Orazi monogram signature 2.png

Manuel Orazi (born Emmanuel Joseph Raphaël Orazi; 1860 – 1934) was an Italian art nouveau illustrator, poster artist, and jewelry designer, as well as a set creator for theater and film.

Not much is known about him and his background is obscure. He was born in Rome,[1] Italy, on October 5, 1860.

A September 1907 manifest from SS La Provence sailing from Le Havre to Ellis Island mentions a wife residing in France: "Mrs Orazi in Fontainebleau."[2] According to his death certificate, at the time of his death he was married to Marie Agnan and lived in Rue de l'Université 195, Paris.[3]

His cause of death is unknown, he passed away in Paris on October 28, 1934.

Notable works

In 1895 he created the Calendrier Magique, an occult-themed calendar[4] still noted for its graphic design.[5] Limiting it to 777 copies,[6] he collaborated with popular French author Austin de Croze, who wrote the text.

Sympathetic to the French Decadent movement, as well as Symbolism and Aestheticism, he contributed with illustrations and typographic ornaments in books and short stories such as:

Orazi illustrated an early Art Deco French edition of the 1891 one-act play by Oscar Wilde, Salome.[28]

He made jewelry designs that were displayed at Maison de l'Art Nouveau in 1896. In 1899 he designed some of the first pieces of jewelry for the Maison Arnould. His jewelry designs were also sold at La Maison Moderne.[29] Orazi designed one of the best known posters for La Maison Moderne.

For her theater at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1900, Loie Fuller commissioned Orazi to create the poster, which was printed in three editions and three color schemes.[30]

In 1921 he designed the sets and costumes[31] for the silent film L'Atlantide [32] and illustrated many promotional posters.

Orazi contributed to publications such as anarchist satirical magazine L'Assiette au Beurre,[33] Femina,[34] Scribner's Magazine,[35] Je sais tout[36] and Les Maîtres de l'Affiche.[37]

External links

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/8984

Notes and References

  1. Book: Catalogue illustré de l'Exposition internationale de blanc et noir . Ernest Bernard . 1890 . 26 . FR.
  2. New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Entry for Emmanuel Orazi and Mrs Orazi.
  3. Entry N°1314 (Orazi) from 5th arrondissement of Paris' municipal death record.

    1934, Décès, 055D 256, Paris Archives.

  4. Book: de Croze, Austin . Calendrier magique . Imprimerie Lemercier . 1896 . FR.
  5. https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/144360/calendrier-magique-magic-calendar Calendrier Magique (1895)
  6. Book: Caillet, Albert Louis . Manuel bibliographique des sciences psychiques ou occultes VOL 3 . Lucien Dorbon . 1912 . 207–8 . FR.
  7. Book: Lorrain, Jean . Jean Lorrain . 1898 . Ma petite ville . FR.
  8. Book: Lorrain, Jean . Jean Lorrain . Princesse d'Italie . 1898 . FR.
  9. Book: Gaston, Paris . Gaston Paris . Aventures merveilleuses de Huon de Bordeaux . 1898 . FR.
  10. Book: Laumonier, Daniel . Anne-Marie, La Providence . Alfred Mame et fils . 1899 . FR.
  11. Book: Bertheroy, Jean . Les vierges de Syracuse . 1902 . FR.
  12. Book: Morel, Émile . Névrose . Bibliothèque internationale d'édition . 3rd . 1904.
  13. Book: Léauteaud, Paul . Paul Léautaud . Henri de Régnier biographie . Edward Sansot & Cie . 1904 . FR.
  14. Book: Séché, Alphonse . Émile Faguet, biographie . Edward Sansot & Cie. . 1904 . FR.
  15. Book: Bazalgette, Léon . Léon Bazalgette . Camille Lemonnier, biographie . Edward Sansot & Cie. . 1904 . FR.
  16. Book: Diehl, Charles . Charles Diehl . Théodora, impératrice de Byzance . Henri Piazza et Cie . 1904 . L'Edition d'Art . FR.
  17. Book: Lavedan, Henri . Henri Lavedan . Le Nouveau Jeu . Fayard . 1905.
  18. Book: Bertheroy, Jean . La danseuse de Pompéi . Arthème Fayard et Cie. Editeurs . 1905.
  19. Book: De Saussay, Victorien . La Morphine . Éditions Albert Méricant . 1906 . FR.
  20. Book: Arthur Conan, Doyle . Arthur Conan Doyle . Du Mystérieux au Tragique . Pierre Lafitte . 1911 . FR.
  21. News: Leroux . Gaston . Gaston Leroux . 15 February 1912 . L'Epouse du Soleil . live . Je sais tout . FR.
  22. Book: Catalogue of Copyright Entries . 1913 . 592.
  23. News: Leblanc . Maurice . Maurice Leblanc . 15 July 1919 . Les troix yeux . live . Je sais tout.
  24. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb31046535t Lettres d'amoureuses. Les Héroïdes. (1919)
  25. Book: Champsaur, Félicien . Félicien Champsaur . Le Butineur . Éditions Albin Michel . 1924.
  26. Book: Louÿs, Pierre . Pierre Louÿs . Aphrodite . Arthème Fayard & Cie . 1931.
  27. Book: Charles, Baudelaire . Les fleurs du mal . Le Vasseur . 1934.
  28. Book: Wilde, Oscar . Oscar Wilde . Salomé: drame en un acte . Société des Amis du Livre Moderne . 1930 . FR.
  29. Documents sur l'art industriel au vingtieme siecle: reproductions photographiques des principales œuvres des collaborateurs de La Maison moderne (Paris: Édition de La Maison moderne, 1901)
  30. Book: Nelson., Current, Richard. Loie Fuller : goddess of light. 1997. Northeastern University Press. 1-55553-309-4. 797332876.
  31. Book: Ciné-miroir . 1 May 1922 . 2–3 . FR.
  32. Book: Parrill, William B. . European Silent Films on Video: A Critical Guide . McFarland & Company Inc. . 2006 . 40–1 . EN.
  33. News: 11 December 1903 . Masses Noire . live . L'Assiette au Beurre . France.
  34. News: 12 December 1912 . Femina N°286 . live.
  35. Book: Scribner's Magazine . November 1896 . 551.
  36. Book: Je sais tout . 15 February 1907.
  37. Book: Les Maîtres de l'affiche vol 5 . 1900 . FR.

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