[Metropolis] / Klebrand. – Antique Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This vintage poster of [Metropolis] / Klebrand. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Metropolis] / Klebrand.
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Few film posters of the 1920s show a city as towering and crowded as this German color lithograph for *Metropolis*, credited to Klebrand in the record. Fritz Lang's silent science fiction film was made by UFA in Berlin in the mid-1920s and reached theaters in early 1927, so this 1926 poster belongs to its promotion. The story imagines a future city split between wealthy planners above and laborers below, a vision that made the film a landmark of the genre. German film posters of this era were built to be read quickly from a street wall, and this one shows that goal clearly.
| Created / published | [Germany : s.n., 1926] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 143 x 94 cm. |
| Genre | Motion picture posters German 1920-1930.Lithographs Color 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Title devised by Library staff. Exchange ; Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| Subjects | Science fiction--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,137 × 4,126 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226623 |
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