Howdy y'all,
I acquired a puzzling poster today.
At first glance, I dismissed as reproduction/reprint/what-have-you.
At 2nd/3rd/4th look, I purchased and brought home for some research.
The Art of Self Defense, Disney poster starring Goofy
Odd size: 11" x 17" ... to be more exact: 10 7/8" x 16 3/4"); under 30x
magnification, does not appear to be trimmed.
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
I apologize for not having a pic of the item in this message; however, I did
find another example online:
250162.1020.A.jpg
If the above link is inoperable, please check the title at from Moviegoods.com.
While the example from moviegoods.com is representative, it is not the same:
The example that I have: darker blue on Goofy's legs, upper background is more
of an orange shade, and the color at bottom edge is light yellow (that is faint
in places)
If not for the dark blue on the legs, I would state that the poster may be
faded (when comparing to the online example).
But, the paper ...
passes the smell test.
passes the feel test.
passes the blacklight test.
Under 30x magnification, the color printing appears to be micro-lines with
in-fill color screen printing.
There are no identifying printer's marks, other than RKO(at bottom) and W.D.P.
(by Goofy's foot); no marks or writing on reverse,
It appears to be a 3-4 color process
The blue and yellow colors in the poster has a minimal/moderate reflection in
light glare.
I have gone back and forth between absolutely certainty of an artificially aged
reprint to a cautious optimism of an unknown vintage printing, but I am
definitely leaning towards the artificially aged reprint.
Ok ... well ...
Anyone have insights?
Anyone encounter this type of poster?
Anyone encounter this poster size?
BTW .. If anyone needs any close-up pics, please reply.
Thanks in advance for anyone who may provide any info.
If you made it this far, I appreciate your patience.
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