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Auction History Result 2d0001 ENDLESS SUMMER signed 11x17 special '67 by surfer Robert August, very first poster made! Date Sold 10/25/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Unfolded Autographed Special Movie Poster (measures 11" x 17" [28 x 43 cm]) (Learn More) The Endless Summer, the classic 1964 Bruce Brown surfing sports documentary ("A true motion picture about surfing!"; "Filmed in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii and California"; "A Bruce Brown Film in Color"; "On any day of the year it's summer somewhere in the world. Bruce Brown's latest color film highlights the adventures of two young American surfers, Robert August and Mike Hynson who follow this everlasting summer around the world. Their unique expedition takes them to Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii and California. Share their experiences as they search the world for that perfect wave which may be forming just over the next Horizon.") featuring Mike Hynson, Robert August, Lord 'Tally Ho' Blears, Terence Bullen, and Bruce Brown (as narrator). Note that when Bruce Brown first made this documentary, he had already made similar documentary surfing films (first with an 8mm camera, and then with a 16mm camera), starting in the late 1950s. None of those received a nationwide release, but instead were shown wherever Bruce Brown could get them booked (mostly in small venues in southern California)! In 1963, Brown began filming this movie, and it was completed in 1964, and he began showing it in small venues, just like his previous films. He continued showing it to enthusiastic audiences throughout 1965, and in 1966, Columbia Pictures made a deal to give the film a nationwide release, and the first one-sheets for the movie were printed at that time, using the same John Van Hamersveld art that had been on the small posters used in small venues (Bruce Brown was friends with John Van Hamersveld in 1964, and Brown hired him to do the art for the first release small venue posters, because, as Brown has been quoted saying, "He was the only artist I knew"). He paid Van Hamersveld $150 for the art, and it was one of the greatest deals ever made, because it is certainly one of the most iconic images of the 1960s, and this poster image is one of the single most recognizable movie poster images ever made! If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been personally autographed (signed) by Robert August! Our consignor purchased it from a major auction house, and while they did not provide a certificate of authenticity, they stated that they believe that "the autograph is authentic", and we do too. Also note that when Bruce Brown first made this documentary, he had already made similar documentary films, and they did not receive a nationwide release, but instead were shown wherever Bruce Brown could get them booked (mostly in small venues in southern California)! This small 11" x 17" poster was distributed for those small venue showings (there was also a small herald-like poster), and both predate the "silkscreen one-sheet" posters that were used when the movie got a national release. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. Condition: very good. The poster was never folded, but it has faint creases scattered throughout. Learn More about condition grades 
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