eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result d302 THELONIUS MONK linen Polish movie poster '92 great Swierzy art! Date Sold 4/15/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked Polish Personality Poster (measures approximately 26 1/2" x 38") (Learn More) Thelonious Monk was a black African-American jazz pianist and composer from the 1940s to the 1970s. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser" and more. Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. He is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time (the others being Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Wynton Marsalis). In 1993, he was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2006, he was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for "a body of distinguished and innovative musical composition that has had a significant and enduring impact on the evolution of jazz". He was also the subject of a Clint Eastwood produced documentary titled "Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser". Monk passed away in 1982 at the age of 64. Artist: Waldemar Swierzy Condition: fine. The poster was never folded. It was in quite nice condition prior to linenbacking, and it was well backed, and looks great! Learn More about condition grades
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