Dracula Has Risen From the Grave poster reference material
Poster
1968 (made)
1968 (made)
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Thomas William Chantrell (1916-2001) was one of the premier cinema-poster artists of the twentieth century. Without formal training but with a facility for commercial design, he worked as an illustrator for Bateman Artists. In the late 1940s the firm was acquired by the major advertising agent Allardyce Palmer. Chantrell increasingly worked on film accounts and when Allardyce Palmer set up an Entertainments Publicity Division in 1957, Chantrell was its Art Director. In 1965, Allardyce Palmer took on the advertising for Hammer Films. Between 1965 and 1969, Chantrell produced all Hammer’s posters and effectively became their house designer. As well as creating posters for completed Hammer films, his compelling artwork was used to secure funding for speculative titles.
Object details
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| Title | Dracula Has Risen From the Grave poster reference material (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Photograph of Tom Chantrell posing as Christopher Lee in the role of Dracula for film poster for 'Dracula Has Risen From The Grave', 1968 |
| Physical description | Photograph in black and white of Tom Chantrell (torso, shoulders and head) with fists raised and teeth bared. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Shirley Chantrell |
| Object history | When Chantrell was producing the artwork for Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968), he was not supplied with the necessary publicity stills of Christopher Lee. As an interim solution, he used photographs of himself posing in the role as the basis for the design. The distributor announced that the poster was needed immediately and it went to press still featuring Chantrell’s self-portrait. |
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| Summary | Thomas William Chantrell (1916-2001) was one of the premier cinema-poster artists of the twentieth century. Without formal training but with a facility for commercial design, he worked as an illustrator for Bateman Artists. In the late 1940s the firm was acquired by the major advertising agent Allardyce Palmer. Chantrell increasingly worked on film accounts and when Allardyce Palmer set up an Entertainments Publicity Division in 1957, Chantrell was its Art Director. In 1965, Allardyce Palmer took on the advertising for Hammer Films. Between 1965 and 1969, Chantrell produced all Hammer’s posters and effectively became their house designer. As well as creating posters for completed Hammer films, his compelling artwork was used to secure funding for speculative titles. |
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| Accession number | E.584-2014 |
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| Record created | July 2, 2014 |
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