Hollywood backdrops come to the forefront in Boca Raton

‘North by Northwest,’ Mount Rushmore (91 by 30ft) MGM (1959). UT- Austin students raise backdrop for assessment. Photo: Sandy Carson
‘North by Northwest,’ Mount Rushmore (91 by 30ft) MGM (1959). UT- Austin students raise backdrop for assessment, Photo: Sandy Carson
‘North by Northwest,’ Mount Rushmore (91 by 30ft) MGM (1959). UT- Austin students raise backdrop for assessment. Photo: Sandy Carson

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The first museum show dedicated to Hollywood’s painted backdrops, the grandest illusions ever created for the movies, makes its world premiere in South Florida at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Titled Art of the Hollywood Backdrop: Cinema’s Creative Legacy, it opens on April 20 and continues through January 22, 2023.

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