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This magnet features Buster Keaton Summer Season, c. 1970, by Peter Strausfeld.
In operation from 1931 to 1986, the Academy Cinema was London’s premiere art house movie theater. In 1945, the Academy hired German refugee and artist Peter Strausfeld to create unique advertising posters for its roster of international film screenings. Over three decades, Strausfeld designed hundreds of bold, predominantly single-color linocut compositions with a deceptively simple hand-printed feel. Where mainstream movie posters typically relied on colorful, montage-style interpretations of scenes from a film combined with striking typography, Strausfeld’s posters remain some of the most unique examples of localized cinema advertising in history.
Known for his deadpan facial expression and knack for physical comedy, Buster Keaton has long been a favorite of film buffs. He starred in 19 silent short films and 10 features, including The General (1926). In two different years, the Academy Cinema hosted a Buster Keaton Summer Season that highlighted 10 films within the silent-film star’s oeuvre over the course of five or six weeks.
Measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches.