Saul Bass Film Posters
The saul bass poster archive this online archive was created to feature the many posters designed by saul bass 1920 1996 throughout his sixty year career with examples drawn from his private collection.
Saul bass film posters. During his 40 year career bass worked for some of hollywood s most prominent filmmakers including alfred hitchcock otto preminger billy wilder stanley kubrick and martin scorsese. The saul bass poster archive film posters. Explore our collection of original saul bass archive film posters movie posters online and in los angeles filmart gallery. Bass went on to create dozens of iconic film posters and title credits.
Goodfellas 1990 cape fear 1991 the age of innocence 1993 and casino 1995. In over a decade of writing about movie posters i ve only really written about bass once in an article about the evolution of designs for vertigo which is surprising because he was undoubtedly the first poster designer i ever knew the name of and of the six. Saul worked side by side with his wife elaine bass for much of his career. Several original prints recently arrived at the archive.
Love in the afternoon. The collection is in the process of being catalogued with only a portion currently on view. Saul bass b æ s. The man with the golden arm.
May 8 1920 april 25 1996 was an american graphic designer and oscar winning filmmaker best known for his design of motion picture title sequences film posters and corporate logos. Bass famed title credits for north by northwest 1959. The great saul bass to my mind the greatest graphic designer of the 20th century was born 100 years ago today on may 8 1920. For information on how to purchase please click here.
During his 40 year career bass worked for some of hollywood s greatest filmmakers. Saul bass may 8 1920 april 25 1996 was a graphic designer and filmmaker perhaps best known for his design of film posters and title sequences. His final projects before his death in 1996 were credits for four martin scorsese films. From vertigo to the shining saul bass movie posters remain some of the most iconic ever designed.
Bass s timeless minimalism made him the godfather of the modern movie poster. 0 0 ultimate guide to vintage movie posters saul bass archive new items news updates about us.