Jacques Carlu (7 April 1890 Bonnières-sur-Seine – 3 December 1976 Paris) was a French architect and designer, working mostly in Art Deco style, active in France, Canada, and in the United States.
Carlu is buried at the Passy Cemetery with his spouse Anne. He was the brother of French graphic designer Jean Carlu.
Carlu was married to little-known artist Anne Carlu (née Peckard 1895-1972).[2] A mural of Anne's resides in the hall of the United Nations, Palais des Nations, in Geneva Switzerland.
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^Archives d'architecture du XXe siècle, Volume 1 By Institut français d'architecture, Maurice Culot, page 158
^Landru, Philippe (15 May 2011). "CARLU Famille". www.landrucimetieres.fr (in French). from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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