Art for Art House

The Posters of Peter Strausfeld
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-956313-38-3
Verlag: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rit Press

Buch, Englisch, 134 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 280 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

Between 1947 and 1980, Peter Strausfeld, a German refugee interned on the Isle of Man during World War II, created unique, compelling posters for London's Academy Cinema-the city's premier art house movie theater. Founded by Elsie Cohen in 1931, the Academy specialized in international films that eschewed classic Hollywood narratives, highlighting works by now-famous directors like Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman, Andrzej Wajda, and Satyajit Ray. While these films now hold cult status for cinema aficionados, in the early to mid-twentieth century, art house remained a novel and daring form of cinema that few theaters showcased.

Throughout his longstanding relationship with the Academy and its director George Hoellering, Strausfeld created over 300 bold, predominantly single-color linocut compositions with a deceptively simple hand-printed feel. Printed in editions of 100 to 300 copies, they populated London's subway system and represented not just the niche market for the cinema but also that which was occupied by the films themselves. This book accompanies and expands upon an exhibition of the same name at Poster House in New York City. It is the first publication in English dedicated to Strausfeld, highlighting his unique approach to localized cinema advertising and his contribution to broader movie history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Medland, Tim

Lippert, Angelina

Weitere Mitwirkende

Lellouche, Michael

Durieux, Laurent

Curry, Adrian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Design Design: Allgemeines & Theorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Design: Einzelne Designer
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Ausstellungskataloge, Museumsführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword vii
The Man Who Carved Posters in Lino Michael Lellouche 1
The Unsung Master Laurent Durieux 5
Peter Strausfeld and Art House Cinema Adrian Curry 9
Peter Strausfeld: His Printing Process Jes Hughes 15
Art for Art House: The Posters of Peter Strausfeld Tim Medland 19
France 20
The United Kingdom 50
Western Europe 56
Central and Eastern Europe 80
The United States 92
Canada 104
Japan 108
India 116
Books 122
About the Authors 124

Über Autor(innen)

Lellouche, Michael
Michael Lellouche is a French author, screenwriter, and former film and jazz journalist.

Durieux, Laurent
Laurent Durieux is a Belgian illustrator and graphic designer, renowned for his richly detailed posters, which are often personal reinterpretations of classic films.

Medland, Tim
Tim Medland is an independent curator who focuses on the history of visual and material culture.

Lippert, Angelina
Angelina Lippert is the executive director and curator of Poster House in New York City, the first museum in the United States dedicated to the art and history of the poster.