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Motion Picture Herald

Motion Picture Herald was a trade publication aimed at theater owners and exhibitors, not the general public. Its advertisements were designed to sell films to the people booking them, which meant the illustration had to work fast and hard. Much of that work in the early 1940s came from Jacques Kapralik, a commercial artist whose bold, economical style captured a star's likeness in a handful of strokes. The period originals from this publication are a direct record of how Hollywood sold itself to the industry.
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Motion Picture Herald

Motion Picture Herald was a trade publication aimed at theater owners and exhibitors, not the general public. Its advertisements were designed to sell films to the people booking them, which meant the illustration had to work fast and hard. Much of that work in the early 1940s came from Jacques Kapralik, a commercial artist whose bold, economical style captured a star's likeness in a handful of strokes. The period originals from this publication are a direct record of how Hollywood sold itself to the industry.

Andy Hardy's Double Life- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Andy Hardy's Double Life- Trade Ad c.1942 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1942

Presenting Lily Mars, Judy Garland- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Presenting Lily Mars, Judy Garland- Trade Ad c.1943 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1943

A stylized figure in a suit brandishes a chair, striding forward on a deep pink background with vertical multicolored lines and lamp details, giving Trade Ad 1 a bold, vintage-inspired cartoon look.
Salute to the Marines- Trade Ad c.1943 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1943

In Trade Ad 3, a cartoon man in a tuxedo and top hat sits at an ironing board smirking, leg crossed. Black-and-white photos of smiling women on the green wall, plus red suspenders nearby, add vintage collectible charm to the scene.
I Dood It, Red Skelton- Trade Ad c.1943 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1943

Honky Tonk, Clarke Gables- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Honky Tonk, Clarke Gables- Trade Ad c.1941 $50.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1941

Whistling in Dixie, Red Skeleton- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Whistling in Dixie, Red Skelton- Trade Ad c.1942 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1942

Ship Ahoy, Red Skeleton- Trade Ad - Authentic Vintage Illustration
Ship Ahoy, Red Skelton- Trade Ad c.1942 $40.00 USD

Item Type: Illustration

Size: 12.5" x 9.5"

Year: c.1942

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