The Hurricane Nightclub, New York, 1940s Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) a giant of 20th Century

a giant of 20th Century graphic design

Courtesy The Culinary Institute of America Menu Collection

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The Hurricane Nightclub, New York, 1940s Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) a giant of 20th CenturyWhat's a naked lady, her modesty covered by only a few palm fronds, doing in New York in the early 1940s? She's gracing the front cover of the menu of the legendary restaurant and nightclub The Hurricane. This nightspot in the Brill Building evoked the atmosphere of the South Pacific, with a dcor of palm trees and tropical flora and fauna. Big band leader Duke Ellington played here and it was one of the first nightclubs to have an integrated