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Auction History Result 4p1314 MCCLELLAND BARCLAY 8x10 key book still 1937 the artist is sketching a beautiful model! Date Sold 7/4/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm] Key Book Still (Learn More) While he is best remembered as a wonderful "pin-up" artist, McClelland Barclay had become an artist before he was 21, and had been published in The Saturday Evening Post and other leading magazines. In 1917, he created a World War I poster called "Fill the Breach", which was awarded a prize. After that war, he became more and more in demand as an illustrator, and in 1930, he created the "Fisher Body Girl", which was used extensively by General Motors, and became an American icon (the model was his wife, who was just 19 at the time). In the 1930s, he created some iconic movie posters, including "Hotel For Women". In 1938, he joined the U.S. Naval Reserve and began to work on camouflage designs for airplanes, and soon after Pearl Harbor, he created several World War II recruiting posters. Sadly, he was working for the Navy on creating camouflage in 1942 when the boat he was on was torpedoed, and he was killed, and he was just 51. Important Added Info: Note that this great candid shows this famed pin-up artist drawing a pretty actress (perhaps one of the Bennett sisters) while she is in a difficult to hold pose! Note that this still is a key book still, printed on a deluxe heavyweight paper stock. Many studios spent extra money to have their most special photos, the key book stills, either backed with linen or printed on a heavy paper, both of which enhanced their durability. They had an extra 1" at the left or top, with punch holes, because of how they were stored. Key book stills are far more rare than regular stills, which has increased their popularity among collectors, since only a few keybooks were manufactured per film, and a key book still is guaranteed to be authentic. Someone trimmed away the extra 1" from the top of the still. Condition: very good. The top 1" was neatly trimmed off (see above). Otherwise, the still is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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