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1m081 DEADLY MANTIS linen 1sh 1957 classic art of giant insect by Washington Monument by Ken Sawyer!

Date Sold 11/4/2018

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

The Deadly Mantis, the 1957 Nathan Juran Universal giant insect praying mantis science fiction (sci-fi) monster horror thriller ("This was the day that engulfed the world in terror!"; "The most dangerous monster that ever lived!"; "Out of a million years ago...a thousand tons of horror!"; "Shattering the icy shackles!"; "Hungering for human prey!"; "Dwarfing man's machines!"; "Jet planes can't stop him"; "Flamethrowers no avail!"; "Trapped by science!"; "This was the day that engulfed the world in terror!") starring Craig Stevens, Alix Talton, William Hopper, Florenz Ames, and Donald Randolph
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Artist: Ken Sawyer

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair to good. The poster was apparently displayed behind chicken wire (some movie theater frames had chicken wire in them to hold the poster in place!), and the poster had "chicken wire-like" darkening scattered throughout many parts of the poster. It also had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and some creases, small tears, and tiny paper loss . Overall, the poster was in fair condition prior to linenbacking. The person who backed the poster appears to have done slight restoration to some of odd darkening described above, but mostly it was left as it is. From a distance, it is not that distracting, but the closer you get to the poster, the more clearly you see it, so please bear in mind this significant defect before bidding on this poster.
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