BLECHMAN VERY RARE VINTAGE 1979 MID CENTURY MODERN LITHOGRAPH PRINT CUSTOM FRAMED LARGE ICONIC ” THE NEW YORKER ” POSTER IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT POSTER IS PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE. PRINTED IN 1979 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE OCTOBER 1,1979 ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE. IT FEATURES AN ICONIC MID CENTURY MODERN STYLE ARTWORK IMAGE CREATED BY R. BLECHMAN’S ” NEW YORK AT NIGHT ” ARTWORK IS AN ELEGANT AND REFINED DEPICTION OF THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS. THE BUILDINGS OF MIDTOWN AND LOWER MANHATTAN ARE GENTLY OUTLINED IN BLACK, WHILE COLORED DETAILS DRAW ATTENTION TO SOME OF NEW YORK’S ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS : GRAND CENTRAL STATION, THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, AND THE CHRYSLER BUILDING, THEIR SPIRES AND FACADES GLOWING LIKE JEWLES IN THE NIGHT. 1930 OSCAR ROBERT BLECHMAN WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK IN 1930. HE IS AN AMERICAN ANIMATOR, ILLUSTRATOR, CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR, GRAPHIC NOVELIST AND EDITORIAL CARTOONIST WHO CREATED 15 ICONIC COVERS FOR THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE BETWEEN 1974 AND 1996. WORDS, IMAGES, AND ANIMATION ARE HIS STOCK-IN-TRADE, WINNING HIM GOLD MEDALS, EMMY AWARDS, ELECTION INTO THE ART DIRECTOR’S HALL OF FAME, INDUCTION INTO THE SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS HALL OF FAME, AND A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT MID CENTURY MODERN LITHOGRAPH PRINT FRAMED LARGE FORMAT POSTER MEASURES 29 1/8″ W X 40 3/8″ H X 1 D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN VARIEGATED DARK CHARCOAL GRAY WOODGRAIN STYLE MATTE EGGSHELL FINISH METAL FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT ” LIKE NEW ” CONDITION. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.
