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| x | Lot 33 | John Berkey | 1932-2008 | x | |||||||
| x | Boy and horse escaping sinking ship. | x | |||||||||
| x | Unpublished movie poster design: ̉The Black StallionÓ, directed by Carroll Ballard; (American Zoetrope/United Artists), 1979; Acrylic, 18.75 x 25.5", signed ll | x | |||||||||
| x | Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500 | x | |||||||||
| x | The movie starred Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney and Teri Garr. The horse was 'played by' Cass Ole. Carmine Coppola's music was nominated for a Golden Globe. The executive producer was Francis Ford Coppola. The movie was based on the 1941 novel by Walter Farley. During the 1970s, movie poster jobs were competitions among several artists; Berkey's design is arresting, but radically different from the final choice (shown inset). | x | |||||||||
| x | Condition - Very good overall: (uneven gesso causing light vert line at right); handmade frame. | x | |||||||||
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