E.T. ADVANCE 1Sheet RARE Signed JOHN ALVIN ARTIST PROOF 1ST PRINTED! W/ALVIN SIGNED CERIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY! Start Price USD 2,495.00 Current Price USD 2,495.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 18, 2008 Location Studio City, Calif. See more about 'E.T. ADVANCE 1Sheet RARE Signed JOHN ALVIN ARTIST PROOF' Description Mrs.Miniver NOW HAS AN eBay STORE!! JUST click here * * * * * Here is an AMAZING original 1982 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial ADVANCE One Sheet RARE Hand-Signed JOHN ALVIN ARTIST PROOF: John Alvin saved the very first copies of his posters that were printed. This E.T. Special Advance One-Sheet Artist Proof was one of them. The poster comes with a Certificate of Authenticity written and signed by John Alvin (see photo #5). It clearly states that this poster was printed at the very beginning and that he personally saved and signed it. This poster design (as well as the film) is right at the top of the list of the best from the 1980's. 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 classic 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.  Steven Spielberg ... Director    Henry Thomas ...  Elliott  Dee Wallace ...  Mary  Robert MacNaughton ...  Michael (as Robert Macnaughton)  Drew Barrymore ...  Gertie  Peter Coyote ...  Keys  K.C. Martel ...  Greg  Sean Frye ...  Steve This poster has been stored flat since 1982 (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 ET Proof, 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!