From the Collection of Professor John E. Hawkinson, a local art teacher, this is one of three lots in our current November, 2018 auction featuring professionally mounted, linen-backed movie posters. Hawkinson was well-known on the collectible memorabilia show circuit as a specialist in restoration and linen-mounting of posters. These conservation backed pieces of cinema ephemera are more than just movie posters, they are historic cinematic treasures in a format convenient for dressing up your home theater, den, office locale or wherever you should choose to place them. An accepted preservation process, linen-backing is appreciated by advanced collectors in the know. During this process, the posters are mounted to linen, which can be reversed if desired, then cleaned and de-acidified, serving to preserve the colors of the poster and creating a vibrant piece of movie art that is suitable for long term display. While this professional process results in captivating display, it does not eliminate the original compacting folds that were created at time of issue, though these fold lines are fairly unobtrusive to display. To view the other two lots of this type, please see our Americana: Movies & TV category. 

Super-size your collection with these (2) 81x81 six-sheet posters, that recall a pair of cinematic blockbusters. These gigantic displays were employed to promote the films:

“Captain Nemo and the Underwater City”, a 1969 film based on the classic fiction of Jules Verne, with rugged stars Robert Ryan and Chuck Connors, featuring fantastic images including an underwater exploration vessel and a harpoon bearing Valkyrie. This dynamic piece captures the essence of the Hollywood blockbuster.

“The Hindenburg”, a 1975 “Technicolor masterpiece directed by the brilliant Robert Wise and starring the great George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft, this film was based on suspected sabotage of the German Zeppelin that was destroyed by fire on 5/6/37 while attempting to land at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Fascinating in both historic content and visual appeal, this mammoth display is outfitted with grommet holes on the linen border at top to allow suspension hanging in lieu of framing if desired.