Lot 153 TOM JUNG ORIGINAL CONCEPT ARTWORK FOR STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE STYLE A ONE-SHEET POSTER.
TOM JUNG ORIGINAL CONCEPT ARTWORK FOR STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE STYLE A ONE-SHEET POSTER. - (TCF, 1977) Original conceptual artwork, accomplished in gouache on an 18 ½ in. x 24 in. illustration board, by Tom Jung for the creation of the Star Wars “Style A”
poster – considered the most famous of all the Star Wars posters. The fi nal version featured the addition of R2-D2 and C-3PO. Signed at the
lower right by Tom Jung.Tom Jung, working for the advertising agency of Smolen, Smith and Connolly, was chosen to work on Star Wars based
on his reputation as a designer of one-sheet posters for a number of important fi lms, including Dr. Zhivago and the 1966 re-release of Gone With
the Wind. He was given the theme of “Good Over Evil,” and provided with a massive amount of photos taken by unit photographers in color
and black & white, as well as 2¼ in. stills on contact sheets taken from the original 35mm print of the fi lm. According to Jung, the unlikely
“cross” formed by Luke Skywalker’s saber sword set against the ghosted background image of Darth Vader seemed to him like a good solution
to the “good” versus “evil” theme. With the addition of a fl eet of X-Wing fi ghters attacking the Death Star, he created one of the most enduring
cinematic images of the past 50 years. A beautiful piece of artwork in and of itself, this artwork is not only an important fi lm artifact, but a
wonderful piece of motion picture history. Perfect for display. From the collection of motion picture illustrator Tom Jung.
poster – considered the most famous of all the Star Wars posters. The fi nal version featured the addition of R2-D2 and C-3PO. Signed at the
lower right by Tom Jung.Tom Jung, working for the advertising agency of Smolen, Smith and Connolly, was chosen to work on Star Wars based
on his reputation as a designer of one-sheet posters for a number of important fi lms, including Dr. Zhivago and the 1966 re-release of Gone With
the Wind. He was given the theme of “Good Over Evil,” and provided with a massive amount of photos taken by unit photographers in color
and black & white, as well as 2¼ in. stills on contact sheets taken from the original 35mm print of the fi lm. According to Jung, the unlikely
“cross” formed by Luke Skywalker’s saber sword set against the ghosted background image of Darth Vader seemed to him like a good solution
to the “good” versus “evil” theme. With the addition of a fl eet of X-Wing fi ghters attacking the Death Star, he created one of the most enduring
cinematic images of the past 50 years. A beautiful piece of artwork in and of itself, this artwork is not only an important fi lm artifact, but a
wonderful piece of motion picture history. Perfect for display. From the collection of motion picture illustrator Tom Jung.
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