Saul Bass: History and Key Facts
Saul Bass (; May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996) was an American graphic designer and filmmaker, best known for his design of motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos.
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Film poster: History and Key Facts
A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a movie theater to see it.
Drew Struzan: History and Key Facts
Drew Struzan (; March 18, 1947 – October 13, 2025) was an American artist, illustrator, and cover designer.
Polish School of Posters: History and Key Facts
From the early 1950s to the late 1980s, the Polish School of Posters (Polish: Polska szkoła plakatu) was an artistic movement that used conceptual images to make outdoor posters.
John Alvin: History and Key Facts
John Henry Alvin (November 24, 1948 – February 6, 2008) was an American cinematic artist and painter who illustrated many movie posters.
Benício: History and Key Facts
Benício, pen name of José Luiz Benício da Fonseca ( December 14, 1936 – December 7, 2021) was a Brazilian illustrator and designer.
Film poster for Car Wash: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film poster for Car Wash: Date: 1976. Distributed by: Universal Pictures, founded 1912. Subject of: Michael Schultz, American, born 1938.
Daniel Clowes: History and Key Facts
Daniel Gillespie Clowes (; born April 14, 1961) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter.
Macario Gómez Quibus: History and Key Facts
Macario Gómez Quibus, known by the professional nickname of Mac (8 March 1926 – 20 July 2018), was a Spanish film poster artist and designer known for his work for some of Hollywood's best known
Karoly Grosz (illustrator): History and Key Facts
Carl Grosz Karoly or Karl Gross (March 9, 1897 – May 14, 1952) was a Hungarian–American illustrator of Classical Hollywood–era film posters.
Graham Humphreys: History and Key Facts
Graham Humphreys is a British illustrator and visual artist best known for producing film posters.
Alonzo Myron Kimball: History and Key Facts
Alonzo Myron Kimball (August 14, 1874 – August 27, 1923) was an American portrait artist and illustrator.
Mort Künstler: History and Key Facts
Morton Künstler (August 28, 1927 – February 2, 2025) was an American artist known for his illustrative paintings of historical events, especially of the American Civil War.
Ken Marschall: History and Key Facts
Ken Marschall (born October 28, 1950) is an American painter and illustrator notable for his paintings of famous ocean liners, such as the RMS Titanic, RMS Lusitania, and HMHS Britannic, and othe
Theo Matejko: History and Key Facts
Theo Matejko (18 June 1893 – 9 September 1946) was an Austrian illustrator.
Movie Poster advertising "Five of Hollywood's Most Distinctive Stars": Museum Object and Cultural History
Movie Poster advertising "Five of Hollywood's Most Distinctive Stars": date made: 1987. depicted (sitter): Bogart, Humphrey. depicted (sitter): Cooper, Gary.
Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie Poster: date made: 1981. associated person: Blanc, Mel. maker: Warner Brothers.
Norman Rockwell: History and Key Facts
Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter and illustrator.
Poster for Together Brothers: Museum Object and Cultural History
Poster for Together Brothers: Date: 1974. Created by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935. Subject of: William A. Graham, American, born 1933.
Film poster for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film poster for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: Date: 2002. Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935. Commissioned by: Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC, American, founded 1971.
John Van Hamersveld: History and Key Facts
John Van Hamersveld (born September 1, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American graphic artist and illustrator who designed record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands from the 1960s onward.
David Willardson: History and Key Facts
David Willardson is an American artist.
Emrah Yucel: History and Key Facts
Emrah Yucel (born May 24, 1968), is a Turkish advertising and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, USA.
Ziraldo: History and Key Facts
Ziraldo Alves Pinto (October 24, 1932 – April 6, 2024), known mononymously as Ziraldo, was a Brazilian author, cartoonist, painter, comics creator, and journalist.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Movie Poster: date made: 2008. Object Name: poster. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
The Pride of St. Louis lobby card: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Pride of St. Louis lobby card: date made: 1952. Associated Name: Dean, Dizzy. Associated Name: St. Louis Cardinals.
Poster for Tongues Untied: Museum Object and Cultural History
Poster for Tongues Untied: Date: 1989. Subject of: Marlon Riggs, American, 1957 - 1994. Subject of: Essex Hemphill, American, 1957 - 1995.
Film poster for No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film poster for No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger: Date: 1968. Issued by: United States Student Association, American, founded 1947. Designed by: Milton Glaser, American, born 1929.
Film poster for Invictus: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film poster for Invictus: Date: 2009. Commissioned by: Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923. Subject of: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013.
Goodbye, Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
Goodbye, Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death Movie Poster: date made: 1975. film distributer: Aquarius Releasing Inc.. referenced: Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem.
"Biddy the Irish Wash Woman" Mutoscope Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
"Biddy the Irish Wash Woman" Mutoscope Movie Poster: date made: ca 1920s. Object Name: poster. Object Type: posters.
"Now You Stop" Mutoscope Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
"Now You Stop" Mutoscope Movie Poster: Object Name: poster. Object Type: posters. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
"Death in the Electric Chair at Sing Sing" Mutoscope Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
"Death in the Electric Chair at Sing Sing" Mutoscope Movie Poster: Object Name: poster. Object Type: posters. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Film poster for The Exile: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film poster for The Exile: Date: 1931. Printed by: H. C. Miner Lithographing Company, American, 1896 - 1935. Distributed by: Fayette Picture Corporation.
Film poster for Do the Right Thing: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film poster for Do the Right Thing: Date: 1989. Distributed by: Universal Pictures, founded 1912. Designed by: Art Sims, American, born 1954.
Choke Canyon Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
Choke Canyon Movie Poster: Date made: 1987. maker: Media Home Entertainment, Inc.. Object Name: Poster.
Detective Story Movie Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
Detective Story Movie Poster: date made: 1951. referenced: Douglas, Kirk. maker: Paramount Pictures Corporation.