Pop Culture (1,000+) iconic film and television photographs....

Description

Pop Culture (1,000+) iconic film and television photographs. (1930s-90s/many printed later) Vintage and contemporary (1000+) gelatin silver, color, and digital prints, primarily 8 x 10 in., on fiber-based and RC paper. Being a virtually encyclopedic archive of the most iconic images, personalities, films, and television shows of the 20th Century, with special emphasis on female sex symbols, the horror and science fiction genres, and classic movies generally. The following is a small sampling of the subjects included: Frankenstein, Dracula, Universal and Hammer horror, Marilyn Monroe, Raquel Welch, Jayne Mansfield, Ava Gardner, Jean Harlow, Mae West, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Grace Kelly, Charlize Theron, Selma Hayek, the Marx Brothers, Steve McQueen, Humphrey Bogart, James Bond 007, Aliens, The Terminator, The Matrix, classic sitcoms, Star Trek, Star Wars, Casablanca, etc. These indelible images have captured the collective imagination and shaped the culture we live in today. Interested bidders are encouraged to preview the lot by appointment.

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