Merton Of The Movies

£1,250.00

Original vintage advertising poster for Merton of the Movies George S. Kaufman Marc Connelly Minnesota Theatre Company Tyrone Guthrie Theatre featuring a stunning design by the notable pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (Roy Fox Lichtenstein; 1923-1997) depicting the Art Deco style letters running up along decorative yellow steps against a silver background. The satirical comedy play Merton of the Movies was written by the Pulitzer Prize winning American playwrights George S. Kaufman (1889-1961) and Marc Connelly (1890-1980) in 1922, based on a comic novel by Harry Leon Wilson (1867-1939). The Guthrie Theater opened in 1963 in Minneapolis St. Paul as a new art venue outside of Broadway in New York City, founded by the English theatre director Sir William Tyrone Guthrie (1900-1971). Good condition, crease marks, some printing has been rubbed off to reveal silver paper underneath.

Country

USA

Year

1968

Style

Advertising Posters

Artist

Roy Lichtenstein

Size (cm)

76x51