Charles-Jean Hallo (known as ALO) (1882–1969) was a French painter, draftsman, illustrator, engraver, and photographer who was born in Lille and died in Senlis. He spent his childhood in Dijon where he attended Saint-Ignace College and then went to the Dijon École des Beaux Arts.
Tourist posters designed by Charles Hallo
Hallo is best known as the creator of tourist posters for private railway companies as well as other advertising material. His characteristic signature is ALO.
Here below is a set of amazing photos that shows tourist posters designed by Charles Hallo in the 1920s and 1930s.
Chemins de fer du Norde-Belge, Dinant sur Meuse, Rocher Bavard, circa 1920
Grasse Cote d’Azur, Cite du Calme, des Fleurs, et des Parfums, circa 1920
Lille, Centre d’Affaires et de Tourisme, circa 1920
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