{"title":"The Elaine Havelock Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eElaine Havelock was a British illustrator active in the mid-20th century, known for work that balanced commercial appeal with a distinctly warm, whimsical sensibility. Her illustrations, often featuring children and animals, appeared across advertising, educational, and poster contexts. The celebrity portrait work from around 1968 shows a different register of that same hand, bringing the same lively draftsmanship to recognizable faces. All pieces here are period originals.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"elaine-havelock-poster-1","title":"Clarke Gable by Elaine Havelock","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis screen-printed portrait of Clark Gable, executed by commercial artist Elaine Havelock for Royal Screen Craft, Inc. of Los Angeles, exemplifies the late 1960s phenomenon of psychedelic celebrity portraiture. The work participates in a broader cultural moment when young consumers sought to claim ownership of earlier cultural icons by rendering them in contemporary visual idioms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe formal composition draws upon multiple art historical traditions: the decorative crown and swirling organic borders reference Art Nouveau design principles, particularly the work of Alphonse Mucha, while the flat color fields and bold outlines reflect pop art's engagement with commercial printing techniques. The limited color palette of purple, orange, and yellow creates a warm chromatic harmony that was characteristic of psychedelic design's departure from naturalistic representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDocumented by the copyright mark as a 1968 production, this piece represents the commercial poster industry's response to youth culture's demand for decorative imagery. Royal Screen Craft was among numerous California-based companies that supplied the burgeoning market of head shops and poster boutiques. The work holds significance for scholars of graphic design history, Hollywood reception studies, and the visual culture of the American counterculture movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28.0\" x 20.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elaine Havelock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good, Age-appropriate wear, fading and toning. General border wear. Pin holes scattered throughout image. Minor paper loss near left and right of center figure. Minor adhesive residue in upper corners. Stray tape in lower corners. Faint background scuffs. Please use the photo zoom feature to get a better understanding of overall condition. *Additional photos available upon request. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authentic Vintage Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45106188255347,"sku":"P8097","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/clarke.jpg?v=1781634323"},{"product_id":"will-roger-elaine-havelock-poster-1","title":"Will Roger by Elaine Havelock","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1968 silkscreen poster by Elaine Havelock, published by Royal Screen Craft Inc. of Los Angeles, exemplifies the late 1960s phenomenon of reinterpreting American folk heroes through contemporary graphic design idioms. The portrait of William Penn Adair Rogers (1879-1935) employs a visual vocabulary that synthesizes folk art traditions with psychedelic era aesthetics, creating a work that functioned both as decorative object and cultural statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe composition utilizes a faux wood-grain frame device, rendered in flat brown tones with hand-drawn grain lines, surrounded by a border of alternating red, white, and blue circles. This patriotic color scheme reinforces Rogers' status as an American icon while the folk art treatment connects him to vernacular visual traditions. Rogers is depicted in his characteristic casual attire: checkered shirt, informal hat, and the lasso that was central to his vaudeville and Ziegfeld Follies performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoyal Screen Craft was among several Los Angeles-based publishers who capitalized on the youth market's appetite for affordable decorative prints during this period. Havelock's work for the company represents a commercially accessible variant of the poster art movement, distinct from the underground concert posters of San Francisco but sharing certain stylistic affinities with that movement's embrace of bold color and decorative pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28.25\" x 20.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elaine Havelock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good, Age-appropriate wear, fading and toning. General border creasing throughout. Light background scuffs. Light scattered background creases. Minor repaired border tears. Adhesive residue in upper center border. 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