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Art for Art House: The Posters of Peter Strausfeld
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781956313383
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
Published: Nov 13 2025
Pages: 134
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.31 Width: 11.01 Depth: 8.52
Language: English
Between 1947 and 1980, Peter Strausfeld, a German refugee interned on the Isle of Man during World War II, created unique, compelling posters for London's Academy Cinema--the city's premier art house movie theater. Founded by Elsie Cohen in 1931, the Academy specialized in international films that eschewed classic Hollywood narratives, highlighting works by now-famous directors like Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Andrzej Wajda, and Satyajit Ray. While these films now hold cult status for cinema aficionados, in the early to mid-twentieth century, art house remained a novel and daring form of cinema that few theaters showcased.
Throughout his longstanding relationship with the Academy and its director George Hoellering, Strausfeld created over 300 bold, predominantly single-color linocut compositions with a deceptively simple hand-printed feel. Printed in editions of 100 to 300 copies, they populated London's subway system and represented not just the niche market for the cinema but also that which was occupied by the films themselves. This book accompanies and expands upon an exhibition of the same name at Poster House in New York City. It is the first publication in English dedicated to Strausfeld, highlighting his unique approach to localized cinema advertising and his contribution to broader movie history.
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