Original Film Posters
Original Film Posters
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), style A poster, US
Lot Closed
February 9, 10:02 AM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), style A poster, US
Artist: Reynold Brown (1917-1991)
Unframed: 22 x 28 in. (56 x 71 cm)
Framed: 27 7/8 x 33 7/8 in. (70.7 x 86 cm)
Reynold Brown designed magazine and book covers, and was then commissioned by Universal Pictures to design various science fiction and horror B film posters. Creature from the Black Lagoon is amongst his most famous and collected posters.
This film was directed by Jack Arnold and stars Richard Carlson and Julia Adams. It plays with the natural affinity between horror and exploitation genres.