AUTHENTIC & RARE 30" X 24" HAND MADE LITHOGRAPH FOR MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE TIED-IN WITH THE WIZARD OF OZ MOVIE


WIZARD OF OZ / MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE

 

ARTIST:  CORTLANDT HULL


THIS IS NOT A "RE-PRINT" OR A "REPRODUCTION" OR A "PRINT". THIS IS A TRULY UNIQUE AND RARE LITHOGRAPH PRODUCED BY MR CORTLANDT HULL FOR MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE



IN LATE THE LATE 1970'S MR HULL WAS CONTACTED BY THE ADVERTISING AGENCY REPRESENTING THE MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE ACCOUNT TO CREATE OF HIS OWN DESIGN AN ART CENTER PIECE WHICH COMBINED MS MARGARET Hamilton, THE MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE SPOKE PERSON, WITH HER MOST FAMOUS ROLE AS THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST IN THE FILM THE WIZARD OF OZ AS PART OF A NATIONAL AD CAMPAIGN

MR HULL, WHO IS A WIDELY RECOGNIZED AND NOTED ARTIST, FOR THIS PIECE COMBINES THE MACABRE WITH A KEEN SENSE OF HUMOR AND WONDER. ONE OF HIS MOST CHERISHED PROJECT IS THE SCENIC PAINTINGS HE DID ON THE ROD STERLING CAROUSEL IN BINGHAMTON NEW YORK.

HIS LOVE FOR THE HORROR GENRE IS A LIFELONG PASSION. FOR OVER 50 YEARS MR HULL HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE AND THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM.


CURRENTLY MR HULL OPERATES THE WITCH'S DUNGEON CLASSIC MOVIE MUSEUM IN BRISTOL CONNECTICUT, AND IS THE GREAT NEPHEW OF FILM ACTOR HENRY HULL, WHO WAS DR. GLENDON IN THE WEREWOLF OF LONDON.


WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PIECE GIVEN TO MS Hamilton, MR HULL HAD CONSIDERED ALL HIS WORK RELATING TO THIS PROJECT LOST. HE HAD PRODUCED ONLY 5 OF THESE LITHOGRAPHS: (1) A BLUE VERSION, (1) A PURPLE VERSION THAT WENT TO THE MAXWELL HOUSE OFFICES AND (3) BROWN ONES IN WHICH ONE WAS SIGNED AND GIVEN TO MS Hamilton AND THIS ONE


THE AD CAMPAIGN HOWEVER WAS CANCELLED BY MGM DUE DUE TO ROYALTY ISSUES AND THE UNFAVORABLE IDEA OF MASS MARKETING THE CHARACTERS.


THOUGH THE MARKETING CAMPAIGN WAS A WASH THIS LITHOGRAPH IS OF BEAUTY


EVEN THOUGH THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST WORE BLACK, IT IS HER BLACK POTION THAT SHE STIRS IN HER CAULDRON THAT ENTRANCES US STILL


EACH PIECE DONE BY HAND


PEN & INK IMAGE

HAND - SILK SCREENED

HAND - WATER COLORED

HAND - DRAWN


A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ARTWORK DONE BY A WELL RE-KNOWN ARTIST OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE



SPECIFICS:


YEAR: 1978

SIZE: 30" X 24"

IMAGE ON PAPER

ROLLED


CONDITION: VERY FINE........(9/10)


NOTE: UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, THESE ARE ORIGINALS. THIS MATERIAL WAS USED FOR MARKETING PURPOSES. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE MATERIALS ARE OLD AND CAME TO US VIA THE STUDIOS, OR OTHER SOURCES INVOLVED WITH THE FILM INDUSTRY, THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE IN ABSOLUTE MINT/UNUSED CONDITION. ANY GLARE SEEN IN THE IMAGE IS DUE TO THE CAMERA ANGLE AND NOT A DEFECT IN THE POSTER.


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THIS ART PIECE WILL BE SHIPPED FLAT IN A BOX SLEEVED IN AN ACID-FREE PLASTIC SANDWICHED AND SECURED BETWEEN 2 THICK PIECES OF OVER-SIZED RIGID CARDBOARD DESIGNED TO PREVENT ANY BENDING OR DAMAGE IN TRANSIT.


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IN LATE THE LATE 1970'S MR HULL WAS CONTACTED BY THE ADVERTISING AGENCY REPRESENTING THE MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE ACCOUNT TO CREATE OF HIS OWN DESIGN AN ART CENTER PIECE WHICH COMBINED MS MARGARET Hamilton, THE MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE SPOKE PERSON, WITH HER MOST FAMOUS ROLE AS THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST IN THE FILM THE WIZARD OF OZ AS PART OF A NATIONAL AD CAMPAIGN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PIECE GIVEN TO MS Hamilton, MR HULL HAD CONSIDERED ALL HIS WORK RELATING TO THIS PROJECT LOST. HE HAD PRODUCED ONLY 5 OF THESE LITHOGRAPHS: (1) A BLUE VERSION, (1) A PURPLE VERSION THAT WENT TO THE MAXWELL HOUSE OFFICES AND (3) BROWN ONES IN WHICH ONE WAS SIGNED AND GIVEN TO MS Hamilton AND THIS ONE NOTE: UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, THESE ARE ORIGINALS. THIS MATERIAL WAS USED FOR MARKETING PURPOSES. DUE TO THE
IN LATE THE LATE 1970'S MR HULL WAS CONTACTED BY THE ADVERTISING AGENCY REPRESENTING THE MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE ACCOUNT TO CREATE OF HIS OWN DESIGN AN ART CENTER PIECE WHICH COMBINED MS MARGARET Hamilton, THE MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE SPOKE PERSON, WITH HER MOST FAMOUS ROLE AS THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST IN THE FILM THE WIZARD OF OZ AS PART OF A NATIONAL AD CAMPAIGN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PIECE GIVEN TO MS Hamilton, MR HULL HAD CONSIDERED ALL HIS WORK RELATING TO THIS PROJECT LOST. HE HAD PRODUCED ONLY 5 OF THESE LITHOGRAPHS: (1) A BLUE VERSION, (1) A PURPLE VERSION THAT WENT TO THE MAXWELL HOUSE OFFICES AND (3) BROWN ONES IN WHICH ONE WAS SIGNED AND GIVEN TO MS Hamilton AND THIS ONE NOTE: UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, THESE ARE ORIGINALS. THIS MATERIAL WAS USED FOR MARKETING PURPOSES. DUE TO THE