From Publishers Weekly
The Lost Artwork of Hollywood: Classic Images from Hollywood's Golden Age, collects art?drawings, paintings, retouched photos, etc.?created for posters for promotion of Hollywood films. The 100 images, reproduced in color and drawn from trade journals like Variety, Hollywood Reporter and Motion Picture Daily, are from well-known hands such as Al Hirschfeld, Norman Rockwell and Alberto Vargas, as well as less celebrated lights.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
For the first time, fans can see nearly forgotten images of the stars that appeared exclusively in trade magazines to promote the great films of the '30s, '40s, and '50s. The Lost Artwork of Hollywood is a sumptuous package: the color, the quality of the printing all give immense eye appeal to this first-time look at some of the art that made the movies glamorous. 100 full-color illustrations.