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Harvey Kurtzman Lithograph: Times Square S&N
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"TIMES SQUARE" LITHOGRAPH.
Signed & Numbered by HARVEY KURTZMAN.
In 1960, at the height of his
powers, legendary cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993)
drew this deliriously detailed panorama for Pageant
Magazine. In 1975 the large original was
transformed into 500 exceptional prints by
animator Phil Kimmelman (who produced
Kurtzman's ward-winning animated shorts for Sesame
Street). Kurtzman captured something in
1960 that has long since vanished ---the
original arcade gallery.
Crammed full of patrons,
pinball games and mechanical arcade games from
an era long before today's flashy digital games,
and drawn when New York City's Times
Square was still a cheesy place (in the
best sense) this print is a remarkable cultural
snapshot of a lost era. We should add, speaking
of snapshots, that we've seen Kurtzman's
research photos, and this place actually
existed, right down to the grotesque
rubber masks and fake headline machines.
This limited edition print
sold out long ago, and to our knowledge it is available
nowhere else. We still have a small number
in our inventory. 16 inches x 21 inches, on
heavy paper. Shipped flat between lots of
protective cardboard.
To see a large detailed
image, click the thumb nail below:
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Harvey Kurtzman Lithograph: Times Square S&N
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"TIMES SQUARE" LITHOGRAPH.
Signed & Numbered by HARVEY KURTZMAN.
In 1960, at the height of his
powers, legendary cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993)
drew this deliriously detailed panorama for Pageant
Magazine. In 1975 the large original was
transformed into 500 exceptional prints by
animator Phil Kimmelman (who produced
Kurtzman's ward-winning animated shorts for Sesame
Street). Kurtzman captured something in
1960 that has long since vanished ---the
original arcade gallery.
Crammed full of patrons,
pinball games and mechanical arcade games from
an era long before today's flashy digital games,
and drawn when New York City's Times
Square was still a cheesy place (in the
best sense) this print is a remarkable cultural
snapshot of a lost era. We should add, speaking
of snapshots, that we've seen Kurtzman's
research photos, and this place actually
existed, right down to the grotesque
rubber masks and fake headline machines.
This limited edition print
sold out long ago, and to our knowledge it is available
nowhere else. We still have a small number
in our inventory. 16 inches x 21 inches, on
heavy paper. Shipped flat between lots of
protective cardboard.
To see a large detailed
image, click the thumb nail below:
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$250.00
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