Bernard Blossac

Bernard de La Bourdonnaye-Blossac, also called Blossac (April 29, 1917 – December 1, 2002) was a French fashion illustrator.



Couturier
He worked with top Couturier and fashion houses such as:
 * Christian Dior,
 * Jacques Fath,
 * Robert Piguet,
 * Jean Dessès,
 * Balenciaga,
 * Worth,
 * Carven.
 * Givenchy

Exhibitions
At Granville in 1996 in the family house of Christian Dior transformed in a museum was held the exhibition " Images de mode 1940-1960 hommage à Bernard Blossac " for which of course many drawings were presented.

Several other museums organized exhibitions for which drawings were loaned :
 * In 1980, display of several drawings at the Galliera Museum in Paris.
 * In 1985, display of several drawings at the Musée Historique des Tissus in Lyon for a Balenciaga exhibition.
 * In 1992, display of several drawings at a Balenciaga exhibition in Melbourne.
 * In 1995, display of several drawings at the Palais Galliera in Paris.
 * In 2007, display at the Kunstbibliothek Staatliche Museum in Berlin during the exhibition "Christian Dior und Deutschland 1947 bis 1957" and the Museum fur Angewandte Cologne Kunst.
 * In 2010, several drawings exhibition at the Design Museum in London.

Publications
Several publications highlight his drawings:
 * In 2006, publication of several drawings in the book 100 Years of Fashion Illustration Cally Blackman published in London
 * In 2010, publication of several drawings in the book "Masters of Fashion Illustration" David Downton published in London.
 * In 2014, publication of several drawings in the book "Bilder der mode" of Joëlle Chariau published in Munich.