Focus:
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Feature-length films of the classical era (1915-1960)
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One-sheets (27" x 41"), the most popular poster format
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To study movie posters as:
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works of popular art & design
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works of advertising
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cultural artifacts revealing changes in film production, genres, stardom, and fashion
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About the site:
I'm a film historian who studies and collects movie posters.
Most coffee table books, websites, blogs, and social media accounts take a highly selective, "greatest hits" approach to posters.
This site chronologically catalogs the weekly output of studio advertising departments.
They created a steady flow of poster designs at often astounding levels of quality, maintaining a distinctive "house style" while working under punishing deadlines and adhering to industry restrictions regarding credits and marketing formats.
[More to come]
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Many thanks to:
Heritage Auctions (images & poster identification)
Emovieposter.com (poster identification)
AFI Catalog (release dates)
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Release dates indicate general release (not premieres) unless otherwise noted.
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Site optimized for web browsing to view quality images as large as possible.
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