REYNOLD BROWN (1917-1991) CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. 1954. 41 3/4x27 inches, 106x68 1/2 cm. Condition A- / B+: abrasions and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds. One of the earliest 3-D movies, Creature from the Black Lagoon is considered "the greatest monster of a decade full of monsters," a pillar in the "pantheon of classic Universal monsters," on par with Frankenstein, Dracula and the Mummy (see Donald F. Glut, Classic Movie Monsters, 1973). Brown was an illustrator for popular magazines in the 1940s and 50s as well as a designer of book covers. In 1951, he designed his first movie poster for Universal Studios, and over the course of his career went on to design over 250 other movie posters. Science Fiction p. 54.
