Paul Crifo, Lon Chaney’s Great-Grandson at Academy Exhibitions
Poster artist Paul Crifo poses in front of the In the Heat of the Night poster at the opening of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences‘ new exhibitions "Art of the Movie Poster: Illustrated One-sheets and Design Concepts from the Paul Crifo Archive" and "Irving Thalberg: Creating the Hollywood Studio System, 1920-1936," on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.
Photos: Greg Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.
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Ron Chaney poses next to great-grandfather Lon Chaney’s original makeup kit.
Ben-Hur items
Paul Crifo
by Joan Lister | September 21, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Ben-Hur, Irving Thalberg, Lon Chaney, Movie Posters, Paul Crifo, Photos, Ron Chaney
Art of the Movie Poster: From the Paul Crifo Archive
Dr. No poster (top); Paul Crifo at work (bottom)
Posters for Dr. No, Ragtime, and dozens of other movies will be on display in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new exhibition, "Art of the Movie Poster: Illustrated One-Sheets and Design Concepts from the Paul Crifo Archive," opening on Thursday, September 17, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery in Beverly Hills. Admission is free.
As per the Academy’s press release, "’Art of the Movie Poster’ will focus on the decades from the 1950s through the ‘80s, showcasing the creative process by which a finished movie poster was achieved. Each stage of the process will be represented, through reference stills, concept sketches, and hand-rendered and photographic ‘comps’ (design mock-ups incorporating graphics [...]
by Anna Robinson | September 9, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Art of the Movie Poster, Los Angeles Screenings, Movie Posters, Paul Crifo
