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BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) special poster OR search current auctions Auction History Result 9j207 BIRTH OF A NATION 29x41 recreation acrylic painting 1990s D.W. Griffith, hand painted! Date Sold 9/5/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Hand Painted Acrylic Recreation Painting (measures 28 1/2" x 40 3/4" [72 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (also released in some parts of the U.S. as "The Clansman", although not solely in the South as one might think), the classic historic 1915 D.W. Griffith silent Civil War birth-of-the-Ku-Klux-Klan historical action adventure melodrama ("Lincoln's assassinations. The fatal blow that robbed the South of its best friend"; "The supreme picture of all time."; "Mightiest spectacle ever produced"; "D.W. Griffith's stupendous motion picture production of Thomas Dixon's famous story 'The Clansman'"; "Employing the services of 18,000 people accompanied by the symphony orchestra of 40"; "Founded on Thomas Dixon's story 'The Clansman'"; made just 50 years after the end of the Civil War, it begins with Lincoln's assassination, and shows the devastation of the South afterwards, and portrays the forming of the Ku Klux Klan as the only way for Southerners to fight back against the carpetbaggers from the North!) starring Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall (distinguished silent actor best remembered as the star of this film), Elmo Lincoln, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Joseph Henabery (as President Abraham Lincoln), Donald Crisp (as General Grant), Howard Gaye (as General Lee), and Raoul Walsh (as John Wilkes Booth). Note that this movie was very controversial for its sympathetic portrayal of white southerners and its stereotypical portrayal of black African Americans, but no one can deny it was the first great movie, and is a major landmark in American cinema. Prior to the release of this movie, almost all movie theaters showed a series of one-reel shorts, and charged 5 cents admission. D.W. Griffith charged $2 admission to see this single feature-length movie, and it was a huge success, which convinced all other filmmakers to begin making feature films as well. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: What is this item? It is a recreation of the original 1915 poster, hand painted on canvas by an artist! When paintings like these first surfaced in the hobby in the 1990s, people THOUGHT they had discovered the "original art" for the movie posters, but before too long, it was revealed that someone had hired artists to recreate the paintings, and that they were at that time newly created. But of course, it takes a lot of time and effort to recreate an entire poster, and the unknown artist who did this one did a nice job. It is NOT a vintage movie poster, but it can be framed and enjoyed (but please don't tell your friends it is "an original"!). Condition: very good to fine. The painting has slight staining around the edges, in the excess canvas, but these defects are relatively minor, and the painting will display quite nicely (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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