Blazing Saddles RARE WILD-POSTING Signed-ARTIST PROOF!! 1ST PRINTED! W/ALVIN SIGNED CERIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY! Start Price USD 1,995.00 Current Price USD 1,995.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 19, 2008 End Time Friday, December 19, 2008 Location Studio City, Calif. See more about 'Blazing Saddles RARE WILD-POSTING Signed-ARTIST PROOF!!' Description Mrs.Miniver NOW HAS AN eBay STORE!! JUST click here * * * * * Here is an AMAZING original 1974 SPECIAL Blazing Saddles 27x41 inch WILD POSTING ONE-SHEET ADVANCE  RARE Hand-Signed JOHN ALVIN ARTIST PROOF: John Alvin saved the very first copies of his posters that were printed. This Blazing Saddles Special "WILD-POSTING" One-Sheet (27x41 inches) Artist Proof was one of them. The poster comes with a Certificate of Authenticity written and signed by John Alvin (see photo #3). It clearly states that this poster was printed at the very beginning and that he personally saved and signed it. The poster itself was also HAND signed and dated by John Alvin as well (see photos #1 & #2). This poster design (as well as the film) is right at the top of the list for the best in comedy - of all time! This poster has NEVER been folded! I will email you LARGER close-up photos upon request. WILD-POSTING is a term used by the advertising industry that describes a method of poster distribution. Posters would be pasted up around large cities - On dead walls, construction sites, etc. Posters made for wild-postings are the rarest of all because, unlike movie theater posters, they were only used once and then destroyed by the glue.  Almost all posters made for wild-posting are printed only one time. John Alvin is considered THE most important contemporary poster artist. He is responsible for creating some of the most memorable posters of all time such as the Walt Disney classics Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. John Alvin has also created the one sheets for Blazing Saddles, Blade Runner, Fritz the Cat, Batman Returns, all the  E.T.s, Phantom of the Paradise, and dozens of other classics including "The Holy Grail" of Star Wars posters - The famous John Williams Concert Poster. His work has been displayed at the Smithsonian and feature stories on his art have appeared in the Los Angles Times and The Daily News. I have copies of the Los Angles Times and The Daily News EXTENSIVE articles on Alvin and will include them in this auction.  Mel Brooks ... Director & Screenplay Richard Pryor ... Screenplay  Cleavon Little ...  Bart  Gene Wilder ...  Jim (The Waco Kid)  Slim Pickens ...  Taggart  David Huddleston ...  Olson Johnson  Liam Dunn ...  Rev. Johnson  Alex Karras ...  Mongo  John Hillerman ...  Howard Johnson  George Furth ...  Van Johnson  Jack Starrett ...  Gabby Johnson (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)  Harvey Korman ...  Hedley Lamarr  Madeline Kahn ...  Lili Von Shtupp  Carol Arthur ...  Harriett Johnson  Richard Collier ...  Dr. Sam Johnson  Charles McGregor ...  Charlie  Don Megowan ...  Big Man in Saloon Robyn Hilton ...  Miss Stein  Karl Lukas ...  Cutthroat #1  Dom DeLuise ...  Buddy Bizarre  Burton Gilliam ...  Lyle  Count Basie ...  Himself  Anne Bancroft ...  Extra in Church Congregation (uncredited)  Richard Farnsworth ...  Sheriff (uncredited) This poster has been stored flat since 1974 (it has NO CURL) but will be sent rolled in a crush-proof tube. It will be professionally double packaged to make sure it is delivered to you unharmed Buying this poster is ECONOMY PROOF! Why waste your money in the stock market? It can crash regardless of any decision you make and can even crash regardless of any decision made by the company related to the stock - Leaving you with a near worthless piece of paper that won't inspire anyone! With the purchase of an historic document such as this RARE Artist Proof one-sheet, it doesn't matter what happens to the economy, you will still have the inspirational document which can be displayed and enjoyed. The magnificence of art and historic documents have an inherent value that relates to civilization and society. Unless civilization itself crashes then this piece will hold its value and if civilization itself crashes - Who will care about money? This poster is definitely ECONOMY PROOF! Please write with any questions. I  have additional rare posters from The John Alvin Collection up right now, and if you are in the market for top quality original vintage movie posters or Star Wars, then please click here ___________________________   John Alvin1948-2008Irvine, CA-Craig Kausen, President of Linda Jones Enterprises, Inc. announced today that renowned movie poster artist, John Alvin, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 6th.  He was 59. Considered the pre-eminent movie campaign artist of the past 35 years, Alvin's career began in 1974 with his creation of the iconic movie poster for Mel Brook's "Blazing Saddles".  He most recently contributed design ideas for the campaign for Disney Studio's "Enchanted."  In a career that encompassed multiple projects for such directors as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Blake Edwards, Mel Brooks and Ridley Scott, Alvin was considered by many studios as the go-to artist for movie poster and campaign art.  John Alvin said that his work "created the promise of a great experience" and in that he never failed.Alvin and his wife, Andrea, had recently relocated to New York's Hudson Valley from Los Angeles in order to be closer to their daughter and only child, Farah, a Broadway actress.   John Alvin said that as a child he eagerly anticipated the arrival of the Sunday paper so that he could peruse the ads for the new movies playing at the local theaters.  He was enamored with the magic of film at an early age and would create art inspired largely by his love of film.  That passion led him to the Art Center College of Design where he met his wife, Andrea (also a student at Art Center) from which he graduated in the early 1970s. His big break came with the job to create the movie poster for Mel Brook's "Blazing Saddles" in 1974. This campaign led to Alvin creating the images for numerous other Brook's films including "Young Frankenstein". His prominence in this medium was soon after established with his creation of the movie posters for Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner," Steven Spielberg's "E.T.-The Extra-Terrestrial" and Blake Edward's "Victor/Victoria."  Not only did Alvin create the movie posters for those particular films, but he also created many subsequent iconic film posters.  In all, Alvin created the posters for over 135 movies in a 35 year career. He is considered to be an innovator in this genre.Alvin's work is currently represented in several art galleries nationwide where his original paintings, drawings and limited edition fine art reproductions are displayed.  In his recent work, he continued to create iconic images for contemporary films like the Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean series. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Food Bank Association of New York State or to your local Food Bank Association.### Place a Bid!