Cleopatra – Vintage Wall Art
![Cleopatra, [S.l. : s.n.], c1934. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/dd/ddfeb59588dd-L.webp)
(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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Cleopatra comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Cleopatra
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This color poster advertises Paramount's 1934 *Cleopatra*, with Claudette Colbert in the title role of the Egyptian queen. Cecil B. DeMille directed the picture, and the poster highlights Colbert alongside Warren William as Julius Caesar and Henry Wilcoxon as Mark Antony, a cast that placed the story among the Roman powers of the late Republic. Hollywood's historical spectacles of the 1930s relied on lavish sets, costumes and eye-catching posters like this one to sell glamour and scale to audiences during the Depression.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n.], c1934. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 104 x 69 cm. |
| Genre | Motion picture posters American 1930-1940.Prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Title from item. Copyright by Paramount Productions, Inc. No. 3938. |
| Subjects | Cleopatra,--Queen of Egypt,--d. 30 B.C.--Portrayals. Colbert, Claudette--Performances. William, Warren,--1895-1948--Performances. Wilcoxon, Henry,--1905-1984--Performances. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,031 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172830 |
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