Eight Vintage Ghana Movie Posters
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the first BloodRayne (38.5 x 25.5 in.) (puncture); the second Eaten Alive (62.5 x 43 in.); the third Serpent Warriors (59.5 x 40 in.) (some tears to selvedges); the fourth Sacred (59.5 x 46 in.) (holes to corners; the fifth Secret Gold Mine (54.5 x 46.5 in.); the sixth Dungeons Dragons (42 x 30 in.); the seventh Mission Impossible with Tom Cruise (63.5 x 45 in.); the eighth Blood Fight (58 x 42 in.); all are hand painted in colors on a repurposed flour sack, unstretched.
This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948)
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.
From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Raleigh, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948)
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.
From the Complete and Important Collection of NOA Living, Raleigh, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
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Good to fair condition - creasing, rubbing, and some paint loss to each.
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Eight Vintage Ghana Movie Posters
Estimate $25 - $25,000
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