Evan and Saul! A very well written commentary about a truly great poster of the 1960's! The first time I saw the one sheet for The Miracle Worker years ago it instantly grabbed my attention. Why? Because it was very unusual for a movie poster, very disturbing and a really riveting design. Whoever designed it did a wonderful job and the poster falls into the design school of Saul Bass - who did the three sheet for Anatomy of a Murder (a black and white photographic design- similar to The Miracle Worker on a lot of levels). So- why should Saul Bass posters sell for so much and then a great sheet like The Miracle Worker fall by the wayside?
It seems like a case of "pack mentality". People see the Bass posters sell for a lot of money at auctions so they feel safe purchasing the same posters for the same prices. We never see The Miracle Worker turn up at major auction sales. Why? Because consultants to auction houses see results like the one Evan mentions ($10) and that will definately keep it out of a larger auction house. This poster will continue to be considered "worthless" until someone pays an outrageous price for one at Sotheby's, Christie's, Heritage, etc. - if it ever makes it into one of their sales. Every now and then, the larger auction houses do try new titles like this and it's always nice to see. Sometimes they do well and sometimes they don't. But I give them credit for trying new titles! So- before they do go up in price, try to find a nice copy and put it in your collection! It really is a great one sheet! Saul and Evan- you're ahead of the game! Ron Moore Cinema Icons -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Saul H. Chapman, Ph.D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Evan, > > "The Miracle Worker" is one of my favorite posters. I had it linenbacked > and it hangs in a very nice frame (via Sue Heim) in my living room. I > agree. Sad that it can go for so little at auction. But I give it a good > look each day and I'm proud to be an owner of this piece. A great and > classic film as well. > > Saul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Evan Zweifel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 11:36 PM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Analysis of Posters That Nobody Ever Wants! > > > > Your post reminded me of a recent eBay purchase indicating the current > > sorry state of the hobby. > > > > I recently bought a 1 sheet for "The Miracle Worker" for $9.99. This is > > sad on many levels. > > > > This is a true classic film in which both Ann Bancroft and Patty Duke won > > oscars. And the poster sells for less than $10. > > > > The poster image is, in my opinion, awesome. Its dramatic, powerful, and > > strikingly different from every other poster from the 60s (possibly ever). > > And its $10. > > > > I bought this from a seller who is not a regular poster dealer, in fact > > they are an eBay drop off store. They take their cut, and the actual > > owner may get, what $5? Sad. > > > > emovieposter.com sells this poster on occaision for between $4 and $48, > > with the last sale at $31 -- or 3 times what the occaisional seller gets. > > We could argue for days about why. Even so, sad. > > > > The poster arrives, and it has an extra fold -- the seller, not having a > > correctly sized box, folds it over (not creasing it too badly), to fit in > > the available box. This is very very sad. > > > > So, I think about what to do -- return it? leave negative feedback? email > > the guy and give him a piece of my mind? I decide to let it slide (its > > $10, and just not worth the hassle) -- so I forget about it. Until today, > > when I got email from him requesting feedback -- which I promptly deleted. > > > > Heres a link to an image of the poster (not mine): > > > > http://carteles.metropoliglobal.com/paginas/pgrande.php?id=90313&caso=2 > > > > So here we sit surrounded by piles of beautiful paper, for classic films, > > with classic stars, almost all of which are basically worthless. > > > > EvanZ (the original Evan on this list). > > > > Movie trivia question: what do Patty Duke and Audrey Hepburn have in > > common? > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
