Re: [MOPO] FA - Early Lugosi/Karloff photo on ebay
Hi mopo, My photo from Gift of Gab, the first collaboration of Bela and Boris, is on ebay closing on Wednesday evening. It's also autographed by Paul Lucas. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18824&item=7507530707 Thanks for looking, Michael, Cinecityposters Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Original hand-painted posters from the silent era
Thanks, Philipp. The focus of the book, however, is original posters created for individualtheaters. While Brown's work is stunning, It looks like it was created for the studios. I appreciate the reply, though. Chris At 04:54 PM 4/18/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are many pieces available from Reynold Brown, one of the best movie artists of the 50s. They also made a tv documentary of his life. This is the only documentary about a movie poster artist ever. His son Franz Brown has a website. http://www.geocities.com/chapulinas/ I hope this helps. Regards, Philipp Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] MOPO/ FA/12 items slashed prices
52 minutes on Vincent Price "Haunted alace" 14.95 look at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7507764868&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 and check other stuff titles, stars and low,low prices Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. movpost
Re: [MOPO] Original hand-painted posters from the silent era
There are many pieces available from Reynold Brown, one of the best movie artists of the 50s. They also made a tv documentary of his life. This is the only documentary about a movie poster artist ever. His son Franz Brown has a website. http://www.geocities.com/chapulinas/ I hope this helps. Regards, Philipp Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] wanted: From Russia With Love British Quad
Title: AOL Email Please email me if you have one for sale. Thanks in advance. David LiebermanCineMasterpieces.com480 607 9700 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] FA-EBAY 8 Rare JUMBO LOBBY CARDS ending TONIGHT!
Hi Mopoers, I have a fantastic collection of 1930's 14x17 Jumbo Lobby Cards currently listed on Ebay. 8 of them from George White's Scandals (1934) will be ending this evening. You might want to check them all out at the following link. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsassZtoddfeiertag If that doesn't work, my Ebay User ID is toddfeiertag Some of the titles are: The Whole Town's Talking (1935) Curly Top (1935) George White's Scandals (1934) Love Me Forever (1935) Let's Fall in Love (1933) Carole Lombard (Portrait) Gary Cooper (Portrait) Thanks for looking! Todd Feiertag/Poster City P.O. Box 94 Orangeburg, New York 10962 1-800-272-3323 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] FA: ALL PRICES SLASED! $14.99/$19.99 VintageCagney,Kubrick,Raquel,Noir,BadGirl!!
Hi, I have at least 25 auctions closing within 4 TO 6 HOURS, every opening bid at $14,99 or $19.99, very often for posters worth 3 TO 4 TIMES THAT MUCH! Included are: Vintage CAGNEY, KUBRICK, RAQUEL WELCH, BAD GIRL, FILM NOIR, HAMMER HORROR, HIRSCHFELD ART, VINTAGE SANDRA DEE, SOPHIA LOREN, JAMES BOND (Rare Style), SCHLOCK, GORGEOUS JENNIFER JONES, DEAN MARTIN, CAROL REED---too many GREAT pieces to mention! Here's the link: Please take a quick look! http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfromZR7QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQitemsZ50QQmembertypeZfeedbackQQpfidZ0QQsassZrixposterzQQsinceZ30QQsofindtypeZ15QQsspagenameZhQ3ahQ3afitemQ3aUS Thanks to everyone for your support, Rick Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
[MOPO] fa: ENDING TODAY, NO RESERVE, CineMasterpieces
Title: AOL Email some of these are ending today, please check them out. EXCALIBUR 1SH NM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60333&item=7508936229&rd=1 RYAN'S DAUGHTER 1SH NM ROBERT MITCHUM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7508938527&rd=1 RISKY BUSINESS 1SH NM-M TOM CRUISE http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60333&item=7508921112&rd=1 RETURN OF THE JEDI 1SH NM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60333&item=7508922660&rd=1 GOODFELLAS 1SH NM SCORSESE DENIRO http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1419&item=6387679645&rd=1 SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 1SH NM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1419&item=6387669179&rd=1 THE ROCKETEER 1SH NM DISNEY ART DECO http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1419&item=6387684017&rd=1 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 30x40 '82RR http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60333&item=7507212266&rd=1 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 1SH NM C9 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60333&item=7507248705&rd=1 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE LCS RATED X LOBBY CARD SET (stills) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507216768&rd=1 DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER 1sh JAMES BOND 007 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507219520&rd=1 JAWS 2 TEASER 1SH "just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507207746&rd=1 THE HAUNTING "TEASER" 1SH http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60332&item=7507204603&rd=1 PLANET OF THE APES 1SH NM-M http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60332&item=7507200657&rd=1 DR. NO 14x22 WINDOW CARD http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60332&item=7507043799&rd=1 A VIEW TO A KILL ADVANCE 1SH BOND 007 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60333&item=7507055198&rd=1 THE GODFATHER PART 2 1SH , PACINO http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507037193&rd=1 MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL 1SH http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507031977&rd=1 THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN ADV. 1SH http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507038677&rd=1 ALIEN 14X36 ORIG. INSERT http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507030526&rd=1 REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER 14X36 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507029504&rd=1 THUNDERBALL JAMES BOND FILM FESTIVAL 1sh http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507049983&rd=1 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 1sh JAMES BOND 007 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=60332&item=7507047924&rd=1 THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 1SH , JAMES BOND http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2322&item=7507039935&rd=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Original hand-painted posters from the silent era
Great well I have many books tht cover Theatres and design like staring at 1919 also I have the 1924 american cinematographer dedication on the Building, I have a stack of motion picture weekly from the 1914s era the great Book on the Fox theaters that sells fo like 800.00 and is thick and detailed. I have a great 1927 Paramount datebook that has wings metroplis and More... Its killer I ahev some stills from teen and 20s. Movie magazines. and catalogs for the equipment like seats and architecture.. Its intereesting as the seat were called Opera seats and the early gear was a cross over of theatre. later on its interesting in 28-29 the sound arrival and vitaphone etc... and the advent of airconditioning,, I hear they had peunuts cracking in the early films.. I have tickets flyers,, and all kinds of paper stuff.. I even have the BURCH peanut bags. and popcorn bags the ealy flyers when the thearts still had vaudville and theatre and were just anouncing Picture plays as a sideshow type attraction.. If you want to go back to 1870 I have a Original poster for a Phantsamagoria show with Moveable slides show.. have lots more! all for sale as soon as I can get them listed. I wouldlove to make a package deal on quanity// actually dave boweres used the Movie mags for his Nicelodeon Book and then I book them back! so you could make a Book then sell the stuffOf or Put it in a Museum/ best, Tom Chris Berthelsen wrote: Thanks, Tom... I think I've seen the Smithsonian article. It was about that time people began discovering Madalena. A Hollywood documentarian was in Rochester, NY on business and happened to see an exhibition of Madalena's work at a local bank. He eventually bought much of the collection. Your Strong reference is intriguing. Apparently a lot of people who were involved in the nuts-and-bolts side of moviemaking and exhibition were also fascinated with other aspects of the business. There is an amazing and huge page at: http://www.cinemaweb.com/silentfilm/bookshelf/ It has tons of articles, most from the latter days of the silent era, on film production and exhibition. I was particularly caught by the articles at the bottom (long scroll down, or use the index at the left) under the heading "An Atypical 1920s Theatre." In papers presented to conventions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, the director of the Eastman Theatre where Madalena worked gives some astonishing insight into the business of exhibition, including some of the rationale behind using resident artists' posters instead of studio issues. He also talks about how a bill was constructed and even, presciently, anticipates the rise of the art house for films of limited interest. There are also papers on projection and scoring of silent films at the Eastman. The rest of the page has dozens and dozens of articles by filmmakers famous and obscure, as well as journalists and business people of the era. I can spend hours there. This may have been covered before I arrived on the MoPo scene, but for those who haven't seen it, the page is well worth the trip. It's buried in the cinemaweb.com site, most of which doesn't appear very active, so check it out in case it disappears one of these days. Thanks... Chris At 01:16 AM 4/18/2005, you wrote: hi Chris - thats great that your wifes doing That book! I had a article that was done on Batistie by I think smithsonian magazine in the 80s.. also the earlie advertisements are of great interest. A local busineesman that was Founder of Stron electric that makes lamphouses for 35mm Movie projectors, had a great interest in the history. Strong was founded in the 20s.. Harry Strong published a series Of Books and one is called " Ballyhoo" and traces the early forms Of advertising of Motion pictures,, I was shocked that the early Nickelodeons used signs that were hand made by the exhitbitors since no poster were availible.. they also used Flyers I have one for "10 nights in a barroom" and others, I think the book will be welcomed and i sure would like to see one. also I have Dave Bowers Book Nickelodeon theatre andthier Music... Its one of my faves as it shows theatre facades and gear and history. best to you and keep e posted. I have extensive archives of theatre history from 1895 - 2000 I will be sellin soon with catalogs of gear..opening day ceramonial Movie theatre history , books, trade magazines, and more.and much more. best, Tom Chris Berthelsen wrote: Hello... This is my first post to the group. I discovered MoPo while posting a message to the movie memorabilia group at eBay. That posting was prompted by an auction I noticed Friday. I don't know how much interest there is in original regional posters from the silent era (I searched the MoPo archive and didn't come up with much) but I'll throw this out for those who are interested. My post went like this: * Hi, my name is Chris Berthelsen. I'll post a more complete intro in the introduction thread, but I wanted to a
[MOPO] Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Title: Killing of a Chinese Bookie Hi to all MoPo Members - I’m looking for any size, original release posters on “Killing of a Chinese Bookie,” (1977) directed by John Cassavetes. Please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
Re: [MOPO] Original hand-painted posters from the silent era
Thanks, Bob... I'm new to the collection world, so I'm not up on what's out there and where. This explains why it's five days into the auction with no bids! I hope anyone interested will check out Abe Books. These are really striking images. I'm a little green with envy - Todd Feiertag mentioned that he has an original Alvin Wolfson painted poster of a Lon Chaney Sr. movie. But given his lifelong experience in movie posters (not to mention his striking success) it's not surprising he'd be aware of this lesser known aspect of poster history. Does anyone else have any original posters hand painted by regional artists? I would love to, with permission, pass information and if possible contact info on to my wife. Thanks... Chris At 12:01 AM 4/18/2005, you wrote: It's a really nice book, but you can get 5 copies of it from Abe Books for less than the opening bid on eBay! Cheers, Bob - Original Message - From: Chris Berthelsen To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:32 PM Subject: [MOPO] Original hand-painted posters from the silent era Hello... This is my first post to the group. I discovered MoPo while posting a message to the movie memorabilia group at eBay. That posting was prompted by an auction I noticed Friday. I don't know how much interest there is in original regional posters from the silent era (I searched the MoPo archive and didn't come up with much) but I'll throw this out for those who are interested. My post went like this: * Hi, my name is Chris Berthelsen. I'll post a more complete intro in the introduction thread, but I wanted to alert anyone who loves movie posters about an auction I just saw online. It's item #7508217210 and it's a collection in book form of prints from posters by Batiste Madalena, who painted original posters for the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York from 1924-28. I have an interest in this because my wife is co-authoring a book for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on original artist posters in the early years of movies - a lost niche of movie marketing just being rediscovered. It's coming out next year and a huge portion of it is devoted to Batiste Madalena, arguably the most prolific and talented of these artists. We had a copy of the book that is up for auction and we disassembled it to frame prints which are now hanging in our home. The paper stock and printing is THAT good! If you're collecting for profit, the book may increase in value when my wife's book comes out, since it will raise general awareness of the art form. The original Madalena posters (which he rescued from a trash heap when the theater changed ownership - that's a great story!) have increased hugely in value, bringing over $10,000 each now. There are over a hundred in the Academy library and I believe several in MOMA. Money aside, these are beautiful posters. We have several full-sized lithographs hanging on our walls. The prints from the book are about 10x16 and just as beautiful. The book is out of print, so if you are looking for something outside the usual run of mass-produced studio posters, check this out. I'll keep the group posted on progress on my wife's book, if anyone's interested. It's a large format coffee-table book with hundreds of prints, a massive history of marketing in the silent era and comments from a lot of Hollywood makers and shakers. She's not likely to make much money on this sort of book, but I'd like to get the word out to anyone who loves this kind of memorabilia. And the more people that know about original work from that era, the more that is discovered, The story of how she and her co-author uncovered all this is fascinating. If anyone here gets that item, please let us know what you think about the art. * If I had known about MoPo earlier, I might not have made the above post, since this seems to be THE place for avid collectors. The person placing the book up for bid (the auction ends in 2 days) probably doesn't know much about it. He lists the prints as being on heavy cardboard. It's actually on quite good archival stock (we still have a complete copy.) It has a bunch of B&W reference prints in the back, but the color prints include titles like: The Covered Wagon Quo Vadis Captain Blood The Thundering Herd Sally of the Sawdust The Way of All Flesh The Lost World Many of Madalena's posters (there are several hundred still surviving), as well as those by other regional artists, are for movies that no longer exist, so there is considerable historical value to them. These are so distinctive from the mass-produced studio posters, since the artists weren't restricted by required credit information or studio politics. George Eastman (the Kodak guy, who owned the Eastman Theatre) gave Madalena only one commandment: the posters had to be seen from passing trollies. As a result, the images are singular, bold, striking - almost surrealistic at times. I am a movie lover, but I nev
Re: [MOPO] Original hand-painted posters from the silent era
Thanks, Tom... I think I've seen the Smithsonian article. It was about that time people began discovering Madalena. A Hollywood documentarian was in Rochester, NY on business and happened to see an exhibition of Madalena's work at a local bank. He eventually bought much of the collection. Your Strong reference is intriguing. Apparently a lot of people who were involved in the nuts-and-bolts side of moviemaking and exhibition were also fascinated with other aspects of the business. There is an amazing and huge page at: http://www.cinemaweb.com/silentfilm/bookshelf/ It has tons of articles, most from the latter days of the silent era, on film production and exhibition. I was particularly caught by the articles at the bottom (long scroll down, or use the index at the left) under the heading "An Atypical 1920s Theatre." In papers presented to conventions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, the director of the Eastman Theatre where Madalena worked gives some astonishing insight into the business of exhibition, including some of the rationale behind using resident artists' posters instead of studio issues. He also talks about how a bill was constructed and even, presciently, anticipates the rise of the art house for films of limited interest. There are also papers on projection and scoring of silent films at the Eastman. The rest of the page has dozens and dozens of articles by filmmakers famous and obscure, as well as journalists and business people of the era. I can spend hours there. This may have been covered before I arrived on the MoPo scene, but for those who haven't seen it, the page is well worth the trip. It's buried in the cinemaweb.com site, most of which doesn't appear very active, so check it out in case it disappears one of these days. Thanks... Chris At 01:16 AM 4/18/2005, you wrote: hi Chris - thats great that your wifes doing That book! I had a article that was done on Batistie by I think smithsonian magazine in the 80s.. also the earlie advertisements are of great interest. A local busineesman that was Founder of Stron electric that makes lamphouses for 35mm Movie projectors, had a great interest in the history. Strong was founded in the 20s.. Harry Strong published a series Of Books and one is called " Ballyhoo" and traces the early forms Of advertising of Motion pictures,, I was shocked that the early Nickelodeons used signs that were hand made by the exhitbitors since no poster were availible.. they also used Flyers I have one for "10 nights in a barroom" and others, I think the book will be welcomed and i sure would like to see one. also I have Dave Bowers Book Nickelodeon theatre andthier Music... Its one of my faves as it shows theatre facades and gear and history. best to you and keep e posted. I have extensive archives of theatre history from 1895 - 2000 I will be sellin soon with catalogs of gear..opening day ceramonial Movie theatre history , books, trade magazines, and more.and much more. best, Tom Chris Berthelsen wrote: Hello... This is my first post to the group. I discovered MoPo while posting a message to the movie memorabilia group at eBay. That posting was prompted by an auction I noticed Friday. I don't know how much interest there is in original regional posters from the silent era (I searched the MoPo archive and didn't come up with much) but I'll throw this out for those who are interested. My post went like this: * Hi, my name is Chris Berthelsen. I'll post a more complete intro in the introduction thread, but I wanted to alert anyone who loves movie posters about an auction I just saw online. It's item #7508217210 and it's a collection in book form of prints from posters by Batiste Madalena, who painted original posters for the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York from 1924-28. I have an interest in this because my wife is co-authoring a book for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on original artist posters in the early years of movies - a lost niche of movie marketing just being rediscovered. It's coming out next year and a huge portion of it is devoted to Batiste Madalena, arguably the most prolific and talented of these artists. We had a copy of the book that is up for auction and we disassembled it to frame prints which are now hanging in our home. The paper stock and printing is THAT good! If you're collecting for profit, the book may increase in value when my wife's book comes out, since it will raise general awareness of the art form. The original Madalena posters (which he rescued from a trash heap when the theater changed ownership - that's a great story!) have increased hugely in value, bringing over $10,000 each now. There are over a hundred in the Academy library and I believe several in MOMA. Money aside, these are beautiful posters. We have several full-sized lithographs hanging on our walls. The prints from the book are about 10x16 and just as beautiful. The book is out of print, s
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[MOPO] ARTICLE ON BELGIAN POSTERS AT THE POSTER MINT
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Re: [MOPO] Original hand-painted posters from the silent era
hi Chris - thats great that your wifes doing That book! I had a article that was done on Batistie by I think smithsonian magazine in the 80s.. also the earlie advertisements are of great interest. A local busineesman that was Founder of Stron electric that makes lamphouses for 35mm Movie projectors, had a great interest in the history. Strong was founded in the 20s.. Harry Strong published a series Of Books and one is called " Ballyhoo" and traces the early forms Of advertising of Motion pictures,, I was shocked that the early Nickelodeons used signs that were hand made by the exhitbitors since no poster were availible.. they also used Flyers I have one for "10 nights in a barroom" and others, I think the book will be welcomed and i sure would like to see one. also I have Dave Bowers Book Nickelodeon theatre andthier Music... Its one of my faves as it shows theatre facades and gear and history. best to you and keep e posted. I have extensive archives of theatre history from 1895 - 2000 I will be sellin soon with catalogs of gear..opening day ceramonial Movie theatre history , books, trade magazines, and more.and much more. best, Tom Chris Berthelsen wrote: Hello... This is my first post to the group. I discovered MoPo while posting a message to the movie memorabilia group at eBay. That posting was prompted by an auction I noticed Friday. I don't know how much interest there is in original regional posters from the silent era (I searched the MoPo archive and didn't come up with much) but I'll throw this out for those who are interested. My post went like this: * Hi, my name is Chris Berthelsen. I'll post a more complete intro in the introduction thread, but I wanted to alert anyone who loves movie posters about an auction I just saw online. It's item #7508217210 and it's a collection in book form of prints from posters by Batiste Madalena, who painted original posters for the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York from 1924-28. I have an interest in this because my wife is co-authoring a book for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on original artist posters in the early years of movies - a lost niche of movie marketing just being rediscovered. It's coming out next year and a huge portion of it is devoted to Batiste Madalena, arguably the most prolific and talented of these artists. We had a copy of the book that is up for auction and we disassembled it to frame prints which are now hanging in our home. The paper stock and printing is THAT good! If you're collecting for profit, the book may increase in value when my wife's book comes out, since it will raise general awareness of the art form. The original Madalena posters (which he rescued from a trash heap when the theater changed ownership - that's a great story!) have increased hugely in value, bringing over $10,000 each now. There are over a hundred in the Academy library and I believe several in MOMA. Money aside, these are beautiful posters. We have several full-sized lithographs hanging on our walls. The prints from the book are about 10x16 and just as beautiful. The book is out of print, so if you are looking for something outside the usual run of mass-produced studio posters, check this out. I'll keep the group posted on progress on my wife's book, if anyone's interested. It's a large format coffee-table book with hundreds of prints, a massive history of marketing in the silent era and comments from a lot of Hollywood makers and shakers. She's not likely to make much money on this sort of book, but I'd like to get the word out to anyone who loves this kind of memorabilia. And the more people that know about original work from that era, the more that is discovered, The story of how she and her co-author uncovered all this is fascinating. If anyone here gets that item, please let us know what you think about the art. * If I had known about MoPo earlier, I might not have made the above post, since this seems to be THE place for avid collectors. The person placing the book up for bid (the auction ends in 2 days) probably doesn't know much about it. He lists the prints as being on heavy cardboard. It's actually on quite good archival stock (we still have a complete copy.) It has a bunch of B&W reference prints in the back, but the color prints include titles like: The Covered Wagon Quo Vadis Captain Blood The Thundering Herd Sally of the Sawdust The Way of All Flesh The Lost World Many of Madalena's posters (there are several hundred still surviving), as well as those by other regional artists, are for movies that no longer exist, so there is considerable historical value to them. These are so distinctive from the mass-produced studio posters, since the artists weren't restricted by required credit information or studio politics. George Eastman (the Kodak guy, who owned the Eastman Theatre) gave Madalena only one commandment: the posters had to be seen from passing trollies. As a result, the images ar
Re: [MOPO] Original hand-painted posters from the silent era
It's a really nice book, but you can get 5 copies of it from Abe Books for less than the opening bid on eBay! Cheers,Bob - Original Message - From: Chris Berthelsen To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:32 PM Subject: [MOPO] Original hand-painted posters from the silent era Hello...This is my first post to the group. I discovered MoPo while posting a message to the movie memorabilia group at eBay. That posting was prompted by an auction I noticed Friday. I don't know how much interest there is in original regional posters from the silent era (I searched the MoPo archive and didn't come up with much) but I'll throw this out for those who are interested. My post went like this:* Hi, my name is Chris Berthelsen. I'll post a more complete intro in the introduction thread, but I wanted to alert anyone who loves movie posters about an auction I just saw online. It's item #7508217210 and it's a collection in book form of prints from posters by Batiste Madalena, who painted original posters for the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York from 1924-28. I have an interest in this because my wife is co-authoring a book for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on original artist posters in the early years of movies - a lost niche of movie marketing just being rediscovered. It's coming out next year and a huge portion of it is devoted to Batiste Madalena, arguably the most prolific and talented of these artists. We had a copy of the book that is up for auction and we disassembled it to frame prints which are now hanging in our home. The paper stock and printing is THAT good! If you're collecting for profit, the book may increase in value when my wife's book comes out, since it will raise general awareness of the art form. The original Madalena posters (which he rescued from a trash heap when the theater changed ownership - that's a great story!) have increased hugely in value, bringing over $10,000 each now. There are over a hundred in the Academy library and I believe several in MOMA. Money aside, these are beautiful posters. We have several full-sized lithographs hanging on our walls. The prints from the book are about 10x16 and just as beautiful. The book is out of print, so if you are looking for something outside the usual run of mass-produced studio posters, check this out. I'll keep the group posted on progress on my wife's book, if anyone's interested. It's a large format coffee-table book with hundreds of prints, a massive history of marketing in the silent era and comments from a lot of Hollywood makers and shakers. She's not likely to make much money on this sort of book, but I'd like to get the word out to anyone who loves this kind of memorabilia. And the more people that know about original work from that era, the more that is discovered, The story of how she and her co-author uncovered all this is fascinating. If anyone here gets that item, please let us know what you think about the art. *If I had known about MoPo earlier, I might not have made the above post, since this seems to be THE place for avid collectors. The person placing the book up for bid (the auction ends in 2 days) probably doesn't know much about it. He lists the prints as being on heavy cardboard. It's actually on quite good archival stock (we still have a complete copy.) It has a bunch of B&W reference prints in the back, but the color prints include titles like:The Covered WagonQuo VadisCaptain BloodThe Thundering HerdSally of the SawdustThe Way of All FleshThe Lost WorldMany of Madalena's posters (there are several hundred still surviving), as well as those by other regional artists, are for movies that no longer exist, so there is considerable historical value to them. These are so distinctive from the mass-produced studio posters, since the artists weren't restricted by required credit information or studio politics. George Eastman (the Kodak guy, who owned the Eastman Theatre) gave Madalena only one commandment: the posters had to be seen from passing trollies. As a result, the images are singular, bold, striking - almost surrealistic at times.I am a movie lover, but I never had much of a passion for posters. But this newly-revealed body of work hooked me. And all the research my wife's done got me caught up in the story behind these paintings (I'm a writer by trade, and a sucker for a good story.)Like I said above, I don't know how much interest there is here for these works or for the history my wife's working on, but if anyone wants to know more, I'd be happy to pass on what I can.Thanks for the time and attention...Chris Berthelsen Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Si
