DESIGNER UNKNOWN NEW AMERICAN CINEMA. 1966.
22x14 inches, 56x35 1/2 cm. Murray Poster Printing Co. Inc., New York.
Condition A-: minor abrasions and scratches in image. Printed on card. Framed.
The Film-Makers' Cinematheque (which is currently known as the Anthology Film Archives) was founded in 1964, the brainchild of the Lithuanian-born filmmaker Joans Mekas. The Cinematheque moved from its original home on New York's Lafayette Street to 41st street in December, 1965. Although it was at the forefront of the New American Cinema, it is probably best known as the venue in which Andy Warhol screened many of his early films: Vinyl premiered there in March 1965; The Life of Juanito Castro, that same month; Screen Test #2, on June 12; Beauty #2, on July 17; Horse, on November 22; and most prominently, Chelsea Girls, which premiered in September 1966. In February 1966, the theatre was also the site of a live performance by The Velvet Underground. a rare piece of american film history and also elusive warholiana.