''Gone With the Wind'', 1939 - art by Armando Seguso
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''Gone With the Wind'', 1939 - art by Armando Seguso
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Movie World Posters
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Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Posters
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A vintage Belgian movie poster of ''Gone With the Wind,'' released in 1939, is an epic historical romance film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name. Directed by Victor Fleming, the film is set in the American South against the backdrop of the Civil War and Reconstruction era. It's known for its grand scale, production values, and a sweeping narrative.
The film stars Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara, a headstrong daughter of a plantation owner, and Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, a charming and self-assured blockade runner. The story centers on Scarlett's life and her turbulent love affairs, particularly with Rhett, amidst the dramatic changes and hardships brought on by the war.
"Gone with the Wind" is remarkable for its portrayal of complex characters and themes, including love, war, race, class, and the fall and rise of the Old South. Scarlett O'Hara's character, with her resilience and determination to survive and thrive against all odds, stands out as a central figure of the story. Her tumultuous relationship with Rhett Butler, marked by passion and conflicts, forms the core of the narrative.
The film is also notable for its historical significance in Hollywood, as it was one of the first to be filmed in Technicolor, offering stunning visuals for its time. It features iconic scenes and dialogue, such as the burning of Atlanta and Rhett's famous line, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
Winning eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, "Gone with the Wind" was a critical and commercial success. Hattie McDaniel, who played Mammy, made history as the first African American to win an Oscar. The film remains a landmark in cinema history, remembered for its storytelling, characterizations, and as a symbol of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
About the artist:
Armando Seguso (Benevento, Italy, 1897 – Bronxville, New York, 1984) was an Italian-born American painter, illustrator, and musician.
His family immigrated to the U.S. when he was 4, settling in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He learned to play the violin and began a career as a musician by age 17. When he was 21, he moved to New York to study painting at the National Academy of Design. He paid his tuition by playing violin in a cabaret, vaudeville, and movie pit orchestras.
Seguso later took a position at a commercial art studio. His oil and brushwork technique, as featured on his poster for Buster Keaton's 1928 film Steamboat Bill, Jr., drew the attention of MGM's art director. He then worked primarily for MGM, illustrating with crayon, pastel, and watercolor. Some of his assignments included posters for Gone with the Wind (1939), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Random Harvest (1942), The Human Comedy (1943), Kismet (1944), Mrs. Parkington (1944), and Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944). For Paramount, Seguso designed posters for The Cat and the Canary (1939) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943).
His brilliant color and broad, vigorous technique also enlivened magazine covers including Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and Woman's Home Companion.
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May 30th, 2021
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