Tom chantrell art book

Tom chantrell artwork for sale at online auction tom. Tom william chantrell the son of a trapeze artist, chantrell was the youngest of nine children. The history of star wars posters film school rejects. A glimpse of a new hope by greg and tim hildebrandt. He was noted as the designer of the style c poster advertising. After working on his first piece of poster art in 1938, tom spent most of the next 50 years designing and painting many of the most iconic british posters for films ranging from. The 800page, twovolume hardcover book set star wars art.

The star wars style c quad poster by tom chantrell, painted in novedec 1977, distributed in jan 1978. Illustrator tom chantrell created this poster for the first film. He is noted as the designer of the style a poster advertising the theatrical release of star wars in us cinemas. For those unfamiliar with chantrell, an extensive biography is provided. An interview with shirley chantrell the widow of british poster artist tom chantrell. And if you are interested in purchaing some of tom chantrells artwork yourself, then. The reproductions of the posters are top quality, in full color, with thick paper, and in an oversized format that allows fans to admire what we otherwise would. The tom chantrell website describe this artwork as. Tom chantrell december 20, 1916 july 15, 2001 was a british illustrator and film poster artist. Tom chantrell comic art member gallery results page 1. Titan publications just released the art of hammer, by marcus hearn. Excellentnear mint condition, light creasing on folds. From the famous british movie production company, hammer films, notable for its revival of the horror genre towards the end of the 1950s, comes this superrare example of a peakperiod 1966 movie poster original painting by the companys favoured artist, tom chantrell. Images of the adventure, science fiction and fantasy movie posters i have in my collection.

Here at prop store, we have had the privilege of handling a number of rare posters and poster artwork by the renowned british cinema poster artist, tom chantrell 19162001. He left manchester art college and went into advertising, eventually starting in 1933 at allardyce palmer who had accounts with warner brothers and 20th century fox. Denis giffords a pictorial history of horror movies was published in great britain by hamlyn in 1973. All comic art shown is owned or created by our gallery owners at. C the film stars raquel welch and john richardson, set. The art of hammer is a fantastic collection of the horror houses most legendary and controversial posters. Tom chantrell is probably the most famous of all c20th british cinema poster. Horror movie posters movie poster art horror films book posters cult movies action movies vintage movies vintage. The 51minute film, tom chantrell the man behind the star wars poster.

I think someone was wanting to do a book on me and have an exhibition of my. Its a very old story how hammer ceo would take a poster art of a new film to the distributors and sell the picture, only to then give the poster to the screen writer and tell them to write the movie. So these eyecatching amicus posters represent some of the final glories of a lost art. Hollywood to grindhouse era sexploitation, the late british artist tom chantrell painted nearly every type of movie poster imaginable during a. A youtube documentary film about one of britains foremost movie poster artists tom chantrell 19162001 has just been released. A pictorial history of horror movies by denis gifford. Thomas chan william chantrell was born in manchester on 20th december 1916. As such, there is likely to be great interest in an early prototype poster he produced for the classic 1966 hammer film one million years bc which has just been listed on the chantrell archive website. British film posters examins the contribution vintage film posters have made to british popular art of the 20th century.

The art of poster maker extraordinaire tom chantrell deep fried. There are interviews with family, friends and poster experts and chantrells poster imagery is displayed throughout. The film was produced by hammer film productions and seven arts, and is a remake of the 1940 american fantasy film one million b. Based on a book by john blackburn, the story featured a cold war setting and a deadly virus that transforms females into mutant beings. While working on our 2015 star wars christmas card, i became obsessed with how the composition of this famous poster came about. Carol titelmans 1979 book the art of star wars, where he is credited as tom cantrell. It spans from 1950 to 1979, and there are enough dayglo images of peter cushing. Hammer films 1968 movie dracula has risen from the grave, with artwork by tom chantrell.

Quatermass and the pit original uk film poster, tom. The son of a trapeze artist, he was the youngest of nine children the first son and showed an. Id been telling him for years that he should get a book together of. Tom chantrell is probably the most famous of all c20th british cinema poster artists. Tom jung born february, 1942 is an american art director, graphic designer and illustrator. Posters from the archive of hammer films 9781785654466.

The famous star wars posters artist is also the illustrator of bantam books jaws cover, a work of art that was later used for the same movie adaptation. A limited edition print 30x 40 of the tom beauvais prototype artwork for star wars 1977. The other half a star is lost because one of the most revered of all star wars posters, the c style one sheet by tom chantrell, is very poorly reproduced in this book. Buy an original quad film poster for the land that time forgot from front row posters. Halloween approaches so heres a book that suits the season. The amazing thing about the book is that it made me realize how powerfully. A really sumptuous piece, this being highly finished prototype artwork 17 34. An original movie campaign painting by tom chantrell for the unmade hammer film, a scent of newmown hay, circa 1969. With changing fashion and the rise of computeraided graphic design in the early 80s, the illustrative craft of designers like tom chantrell would soon be a thing of the past. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Chantrell also created the cover art for this book, beloved of so many horror.

The derek east collection he collected a vast range of posters, portraits, stills, magazines. Tom jung was born in boston, massachusetts in 1942. Coral drew pictures of his father without knowing tom chantrell at all. Book illustrator roger kastel made this incredibly theatrical empire strikes back poster. Thomas william chantrell, generally known as tom chantrell, was a british illustrator. Otherwise this original movie poster is in wonderful condition. Last year, as my collecting interests moved towards acquiring movie poster paintings something id always been meaning to get round to, i was lucky enough to chance upon a source for tom chantrell original artworks for sale. The best star wars posters, originals and fanmade ones. Thomsons brief, brilliant life, and his mysterious death in a canoe accident, quickly gained him mythic status.

Master commercial artist behind the posters of some of hollywoods biggest hits. Tom chantrell born thomas william chantrell in manchester on december 20, 1916 july 15, 2001 was a british illustrator and film poster artist. Tom chantrell posters the official home of tom chantrell. The movie posters is a must for fans of harryhausens films, collectors of movie posters and related memorabilia, art history buffs, anyone interested in advertising and design, and students of film and film history. And away from movie posters, chantrell also created the cover art for this book, beloved of so many horror fans of a certain age 1973. Miranda mccabe prop store ultimate movie collectables. Carry on cowboy 1966, british one sheet film poster, artwork by tom chantrell, starring kenneth williams and sid james. Mitch albom writes new book to raise money for covid19 relief. I have no idea why this has happened, seeing as steven sansweets the star wars poster book reproduces it beautifully.

The bridge on the river kwai complete bestsellers volume 2, number 8 9780863260148 by boulle, pierre and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Bonnie and clyde 1967 british quad film poster art by tom chantrell, warner bros. The book became a legend in its own right and a perennial favourite among canadian art fans and collectors. Tom chantrell with his inprogress star wars artwork, 1977. British quad and 1 sheet monster horror science fiction art from tom william chantrell and others. See more ideas about art, comic books art and comic art.

The official poster collection from the archive of hammer films is a great addition to your personal library, and one that should take up some. Thomas william chantrell 20 december 1916 15 july 2001, generally known as tom chantrell, was a british illustrator and cinema poster artist. Tom chantrell is regarded as one of the foremost british cinema poster artists of the 20 th century. Their latest book is a little more lurid, and i mean that in the best possible way. Retired teachers rare film posters stand to make a. Exceedingly rare vintage countryoforigin film poster for the 1960s hammer scifi move quatermass and the pit. Chantrells artwork makes what are likely to be two lacklustre movies seem appealing to potential cinemagoers being faced with an intriguing frontofhouse movie poster display. The exhaustive, comprehensive collection of the concept art ralph mcquarrie created for the original star wars trilogy will.

Chantrell showed a fitness for business outline when, at five years old, he was asked by his instructor at armitage street school to illustrate the character tom from charles kingsleys book the water babies. Roger kastel does an introduction and drew struzan. Book celebrates the movies of ray harryhausen via the. Chantrells poster art for international releases of star wars featured in the carol titelmans 1979 book the art of star wars, where he is credited as tom cantrell. And away from movie posters, chantrell also created the cover art for this book, beloved of so many horror fans of a certain age 1973 thomas chan william chantrell was born in manchester on 20th december 1916. Tom chantrell, art director star wars and graphic expert. Tom chantrell posters the official home of tom chantrell tom. At the time tom chantrell had a list of posters and original artwork that he was. A largeformat hardback of just over 200 pages, this was a cheap production for wide distribution, and evidently sold well. Ralph mcquarrie, published last year by abrams still in print and available here at amazon, has been celebrated by fans as one of the best looks behind the scenes of star wars ever created. Tom chantrell and unfilmed hammer posters hammer horror posters. Whether you are an experienced collector or a novice, you will find sim branaghans book british film posters published by the bfi in. If two people made one of the most iconic star wars posters ever in less than two days, wouldnt you want to hear that story. The book is available to purchase on amazon and from the tom chantrell site as well.