Description: Information from the internet..Miniature Marquee; original gouache and pencil painting, mounted to mat board and framed; Created in miniature as a mock-up of the life-sized sign that would have been made to go outside the movie theater.Ralph W. Byrer (1904-1990) was a Hollywood graphic artist. Signed by Hollywood, theater, & poster painter Ralph Byrer. Pencil and gouache. According to Byrer. After a picture was booked into a theatre, the material from press books, 8" x 10" glossy stills, and other paper accessories was fitted together into the artist's conception of the best-selling design and color scheme. The sketch was then used as a pattern or model to complete the finished advertising material. The sketches were usually made to the scale of one inch to one foot, and are exact layouts and color schemes of theatre fronts, lobby displays. girders that hung under the canopy, and other means of theatre advertising. Ralph W Byrer. a former Midwesterner, has resided in Sedona, Arizona, in the Oak Creek Canyon of Red Rock Country fame for the past ten Years. Mr. Byrer, who is a graduate of the Fort Wayne, Indiana art school, taught art at that school, did postgraduate work at the Chicago Art Institute. And then joined the Poster Department of the Balaban and Katz theatre chain in Chicago in 1927. During his career as a poster artist. He also worked in cities including Houston, Memphis, Minneapolis, before terminating his days as a poster artist in 1954 when he became manager of the Coronado Theatre in Rockford, Illinois." SHIPPING IN CANADA and U.S.A Only A HIGHLIGHT PIECE FOR ANY COLLECTION Nice condition; please see the pictures. size is as shown Thank you for visiting my Listing Comes PACKED SAFELY - TRACKED SHIPPING Nice addition to your collection - safely packaged and mailed. You get the item shown in photos Shipping in North America is $15. Combined shipping is available, based on weight. I will adjust the invoice. Outside of North America IS NOT AVAILABLE Most orders ship within 2 days of purchase. Canada Post to U.S. Post delivery time is approximately 7 to 10 days on average. Depends on Customs, weather, holidays. Payment is required immediately after the Sale or auction ends. Method of Payment: PayPal Only Please...NO ECHECK
Price: 39.95 USD
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
End Time: 2025-01-14T12:01:54.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Industry: Movies
Object Type: Poster
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
