(HOLLYWOOD) Group of 68 photographs comprising 61 views of l

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(HOLLYWOOD)
Group of 68 photographs, comprising 61 views of lavish movie theatre marquees lit up at night, luxe cinema hall interiors, as well as avid movie goers waiting on line, street scenes and more by Herman Rubin. Silver prints, 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4x cm.), with Rubin's hand stamp on verso. 1930s

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Photographer Herman Rubin's wonderful photographs richly evoke Hollywood's Golden Era, when the movie theatre was seen as a movie palace. Depression-era social aspirations or erotic fantasies were played out by larger-than-life theatrical figures on the big screen. Promotional set ups for "The Scarlett Empress," "The Devil is a Woman," "Robin Hood," "They Gave Him a Gun," "Petrified Forest," "Bullets and Ballots," and "Treasure Island" are some of the feature films depicted.