1994 Original American Opera Poster, the Three Penny Opera (The 100 Best Posters Collection)

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Date: 1994
Size: 57 x 29 inches
Artist: Paul Davis
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.

About The 100 Best Posters Collection: … Read more Date: 1994
Size: 57 x 29 inches
Artist: Paul Davis
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.

About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by Paul Davis in 1975 for The Three Penny Opera. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.

"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)

About the poster: When Joseph Papp, the late impresario of the New York Shakespeare Festival, launched an American poster renaissance, he was aided by the festival's principal designer, Paul Davis. Using a central image and minimal type, Davis reprised and updated the late-nineteenth-century poster styles of Toulouse-Lautrec and Jules Chéret. This poster was done for Papp's production of The Three Penny Opera at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York's Lincoln Center and features a portrait of Raul Julia in his role as Mack the Knife. The early Shakespeare Festival posters were commissioned through Case and McGrath Advertising, New York. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.126)

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