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585. Collection of Harry Johnson storyboard art from Ben Hur. Rendered in charcoal on artist's vellum. Eight mattes contain from five to ten panels each and feature the famous slave rowing sequence, among others. Numerous annotations appear in the margins relating to the various shots. Studio artist Harry B. Johnson began his career in the silent era on films of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford and later worked on such classics as The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Grand Hotel, among numerous others. $2,000 - $3,000