BRUNELLESCHI Umberto

(1879-1949)
Umberto Brunelleschi was an Italian artist. He was born in Montemurlo, Italy, studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence and moved to Paris in 1900 with Ardengo Soffici where he soon established himself as a printer, book illustrator, set and costume designer.
He was a contributor to many of the deluxe French fashion publications including Journal des Dames et Des Modes, La Vie Parisienne, Gazette du Bon Ton and Les Feuillets d’Art . Brunelleschi was also the artistic director of the short lived but significant La Guirlande d’art et de la littérature 1919-1920.