Date: 1994
Size: 57 x 28 inches
Size: 57 x 28 inches
Artist: James McMullan
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by James McMullan in 1987 for the Vivian Beaunont Theater, Lincoln Center. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.
"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)
About the poster: The Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York City's Lincoln Center is known for intelligent productions and beautiful posters. James MeMullan is responsible for the latter. His graceful brushstrokes and dynamic compositions have brought life to a virtually moribund genre of theater graphics. For The Front Page, a revival of the 1930s comedy that takes place in the city room of a metropolitan newspaper, McMullan selected the quintessential image of a newspaper man shouting into a phone. After photographing one of the production's actors, he drew the figure with brush and ink and painted it with watercolor. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.188)
This poster is in good condition and ready to be framed.