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ERIK ROHMAN (1891-1949) MED BYRD TILL SYDPOLEN [WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE.] Circa 1930. 39x27 1/2 inches, 99x70 cm. Offsettryck, Stockholm. Condition B+: restored losses and restoration in margins and corners, some affecting image. This film is a silent documentary that follows Admiral Byrd's expedition to the South Pole. It won the Academy Award for best cinematography at the 3rd Academy Awards. The American movie poster for this film boasted that it was a "Drama of Human Daring and Courage at the Bottom of the World / Actually Filmed in the Vast unknown of the Antarctic." Eric Rohman was one of Sweden's leading poster artists, designing hundreds of posters promoting American movies. His simple, illustrative Art Deco style alternated between accomplished caricatures and hard edge design.
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