Mopoers,
Bruce's auction appears to have a first British release Dragnet quad.
This version uses a combination of photos and illustration and is
more colorful than the other version, which I own. (I'm assuming my
version is a re-release poster, but I'm not certain.) The re-release
poster is a little odd in that the photos have been replaced by what
appear to be stylized pen and ink illustrated versions of the photos.
I'm quite certain that these illustrations were not simply created by
turning up the contrast on the photo or using some other automated
method. It appears that an artist was actually hired to re-create the
photographic images.
The re-release poster is also less colorful and some of the images
have been omitted. I actually prefer the re-release poster.
I know that a lot of re-release posters are similar to the original
except with fewer colors, but is it common to replace photographs
with illustrations based on the original photographs?
Photo version:
http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?
_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1394482
Illustrated version:
http://www.psychedelicbus.org/temp/dragnet_1068.jpg
-rk
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