Vintage Ghana Movie Poster, Conan the Destroyer
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Description
hand painted in colors on a repurposed flour sack, 1980s-1990s, unstretched.
This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948)
60.5 x 50 in.
Beginning in the early 1980s with the availability of VCRs, TVs, and generators, a mobile movie industry boomed in Ghana. Entrepreneurs commissioned local artists to paint eye-catching and colorful advertising for the films. This artistic movement proliferated until the early 1990s when these unique and creative works were replaced by mass produced printed posters.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948)
60.5 x 50 in.
Beginning in the early 1980s with the availability of VCRs, TVs, and generators, a mobile movie industry boomed in Ghana. Entrepreneurs commissioned local artists to paint eye-catching and colorful advertising for the films. This artistic movement proliferated until the early 1990s when these unique and creative works were replaced by mass produced printed posters.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Condition
Creasing; some rubbing to paint.
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Vintage Ghana Movie Poster, Conan the Destroyer
Estimate $25 - $25,000
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