Tell it to Sweeney. 1931.
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Tell it to Sweeney. 1931.
“Tell it to Sweeney” was a 1927 American comedy silent film directed by Gregory la Cava and starring Chester Conklin and George Bancroft. For its Russian debut as “Chrysanthemum” a few years later, this anonymous artist created a surreal Constructivist design of the two men locked in a locomotive battle with a runaway train. The film was sponsored by Soyuzkino, a state agency for cinematography in the USSR; the poster was produced in partnership with the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in Kiev.
Size: 24 1/2 x 34 3/8 in./62.2 x 87.3 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
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Key Words: Film; Russian
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Price: $1440 (starting bid + 20% buyer’s premium)
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212-787-4000 – Until July 29 only!
Tell it to Sweeney. 1931.
“Tell it to Sweeney” was a 1927 American comedy silent film directed by Gregory la Cava and starring Chester Conklin and George Bancroft. For its Russian debut as “Chrysanthemum” a few years later, this anonymous artist created a surreal Constructivist design of the two men locked in a locomotive battle with a runaway train. The film was sponsored by Soyuzkino, a state agency for cinematography in the USSR; the poster was produced in partnership with the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in Kiev.
Size: 24 1/2 x 34 3/8 in./62.2 x 87.3 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
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Key Words: Film; Russian
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