44TH NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL POSTER, FEDERICO FELLINI, MARY ELLEN MARK PHOTOGRAPH, 2006, 32.5IN x 36.5IN (83cm x 93cm)

Inventory #: 26-810 - $600.00

This is an original, official poster for the 44th New York Film Festival, New York, 2006, featuring Mary Ellen Mark’s iconic 1969 photograph of legendary Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini directing on the set of Fellini Satyricon in Rome. Presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and prominently incorporating the bold red, white and black 44^th graphic, this is an exceptional intersection of cinema history, fine-art photography, New York cultural history and sophisticated graphic design. The underlying image is one of celebrated American photographer Mary Ellen Mark’s best-known photographs. Her photo shows Federico Fellini on the Set of Fellini Satyricon, Rome, Italy, 1969. Mark’s official archive describes the scene as Fellini directing with his megaphone, his silhouetted gesture conveying the theatricality and elegance associated with his films. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston also holds a gelatin-silver example of this photograph in its permanent collection. This piece is matted and framed under acrylic in a wooden frame. With frame, it measures 32.5 inches x 36.5 inches. This piece was acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.