Manhattan exhibit chronicles religious film posters. Most cinema patrons don't think of religious art when they see the layout of a standard movie poster, but the February 15th edition of L'Osservatore …More
Manhattan exhibit chronicles religious film posters.
Most cinema patrons don't think of religious art when they see the layout of a standard movie poster, but the February 15th edition of L'Osservatore Romano reported on an exhibit which demonstrates the impact and progression of religious film artwork.
Eighty original religious film posters dating from the late 19th century are on display in “Reel Religion: A Century of the Bible and Film.” The exhibit opened February 6th at the Museum of Biblical Art in Manhattan, New York.
The exhibit documents the styles and trends used in biblical storytelling and the impact of religious cinema art innovations on the secular film world. One poster from the 1898 film “The Passion Play of Ober-Ammergau” (Obera-Myrrhgow) has become a design model for the one-sheet promos used by major feature films to this day. Other such posters, like the rare 1923 early art deco bill for Salomè, are considered important in art and advertising history.
The posters belong to the collection of Fr. Michael Morris, O.P., a professor of art and religion at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.
In addition to the rare, original promotional posters, the exhibit features religious film memorabilia such as Charlton Heston's tunic and cape from the 1959 award-winning Ben-Hur. Correspondence from directors is also on display to give museum-goers an opportunity to understand the intentions of the movie makers as they were recreating biblical story lines for the big screen.
The “Reel Religion” exhibit opened February 6th and will run until May 17th.
Most cinema patrons don't think of religious art when they see the layout of a standard movie poster, but the February 15th edition of L'Osservatore Romano reported on an exhibit which demonstrates the impact and progression of religious film artwork.
Eighty original religious film posters dating from the late 19th century are on display in “Reel Religion: A Century of the Bible and Film.” The exhibit opened February 6th at the Museum of Biblical Art in Manhattan, New York.
The exhibit documents the styles and trends used in biblical storytelling and the impact of religious cinema art innovations on the secular film world. One poster from the 1898 film “The Passion Play of Ober-Ammergau” (Obera-Myrrhgow) has become a design model for the one-sheet promos used by major feature films to this day. Other such posters, like the rare 1923 early art deco bill for Salomè, are considered important in art and advertising history.
The posters belong to the collection of Fr. Michael Morris, O.P., a professor of art and religion at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.
In addition to the rare, original promotional posters, the exhibit features religious film memorabilia such as Charlton Heston's tunic and cape from the 1959 award-winning Ben-Hur. Correspondence from directors is also on display to give museum-goers an opportunity to understand the intentions of the movie makers as they were recreating biblical story lines for the big screen.
The “Reel Religion” exhibit opened February 6th and will run until May 17th.