Showing posts with label ART AND ART HISTORY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ART AND ART HISTORY. Show all posts

May 5, 2013

iCANDY: Cinema, Mexican Lobby Card Style!

Lobby cards defined in-theater promotion for decades. These colorful 11 X 14 marketing tools typically integrated stills from movies into a hyper-reality created by talented graphic artists. Among the most prized by collectors and nostalgia buffs are those created in Mexico. Vibrant, colorful and OVER over-the-top, these artifacts of a bygone era still leap off the screen today. Scroll through the gallery below and then check out the comments section for resource links for even more in-depth information.

KING KONG (1933)

SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARVES (1937)

THE BIRDS (1963)

ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1976)

THE PHANTOM FROM 10,000 LEAGUES (1955)

FOXY BROWN (1974)

THE DEVIL’S HAND (1962)

INVASION OF ASTRO MONSTER (1965) 

EL DOCTOR DEMONIO (1962)

LA ISLA DE LA MUERTE (1967)

CHUCHO EL REMENDADO (1952)

EL FANTASMA DE LA OPERETA (1960)

POLICIAS Y LADRONES (1956)

LA MARCA DEL ZORRILLO (1950)

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May 4, 2013

iCANDY: CINCO DE MAYO PREVIEW

A Cinco de Mayo poster from 1901. CLICK to see more Mexican photographs and prints in the Southern Methodist University collection.

IN TWEET: TOMORROW IS CINCO DE MAYO. WE’LL BE POSTING A SPECIAL EDITION OF iCANDY DEDICATED TO A LOST FORM OF MEXICAN COMMERCIAL ART.

In the meantime, take a few moments and visit the excellent online collection of Mexican photographs, manuscripts and imprints in the Southern Methodist University museum archives. It’s a fascinating experience that will give you a newfound appreciation for some truly remarkable artists and photographers.

CLICK HERE or on the image above to visit the Southern Methodist University archive.