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Robert McGinnis: Painting The Last Rose Of Summer (2008)

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Robert McGinnis: Painting The Last Rose Of Summer (2008)

Robert McGinnis: Painting The Last Rose Of Summer (2008)
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Audio: English MP3 @ 128 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Documentary

Robert McGinnis (born 1926), is an American artist and illustrator. McGinnis is known for his illustrations of over 1200 paperback book covers, and over 40 movie posters, including Breakfast at Tiffanys (his first film poster assignment), Barbarella, and several James Bond and Matt Helm films.

Paul Jilbert has produced a relaxing 78-minute eye opening celebration of the work of one of America’s greatest living artists. No lover of movie poster art or for that matter, art lover should be without. Remarkable work lovingly showcased. Jilbert has created a superb documentary that pays tribute to the masterful artist Robert McGinnis, who painted some of the most legendary movie posters and pop culture paperback covers of the 1960s and 1970s before largely concentrating on his current work relating to the American West.

EXAMPLES OF ROBERT McGINNIS' MOVIE POSTERS:

Robert McGinnis: Painting The Last Rose Of Summer (2008)

When we first see the artist in Robert McGinnis: Painting the Last Rose of Summer, he's painting natural landscapes near his Ohio home. When you get to see some of these later, you will—or should—appreciate them, but the documentary quickly moves on to the subjects McGinnis is best known for: "dangerous beauties."
In the 1950s and 1960s, McGinnis' artwork, usually featuring some dangerous dame, graced the covers of paperback novels about characters like Mike Shayne—and are even believed to have boosted sales of Carter Brown novels. From there, he went on to play a role in making the Sixties swing by painting the posters for James Bond movies.

EXAMPLES OF ROBERT McGINNIS' ARTWORK:

Robert McGinnis: Painting The Last Rose Of Summer (2008)

"There was no one better," United Artists art director Donald Smolen said. Couldn't he have said "Nobody does it better" and made it a really great quote? Anyway, watch for a discussion of his Diamonds are Forever poster and a quick reworking by UA. Among his other classic film posters are Barbarella, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Cotton Comes to Harlem, and Serial. Even without Bond, it's a resumé to be reckoned with. McGinnis has also been known to paint elegant nudes, which hang in galleries without shame or irony, and romance novel covers. Last Rose of Summer also shows a side of McGinnis that a lot of people might overlook. In addition to those landscapes, McGinnis does illustrations for Guideposts magazine, paints nostalgic scenes, and creates vast Western landscapes that are best summed up in his own words: "An artist is a one-man theater. He or she conceived the plot, writes the scripts, stages, directs, and acts out the roles." Whatever words you use, they're impressive, and they show McGinnis unbound by the narrow confines of a paperback cover or a movie poster.

EXAMPLES OF ROBERT McGINNIS' PAPERBACK COVERS:

Robert McGinnis: Painting The Last Rose Of Summer (2008)

As you'd guess, a lot of screen time is devoted to showcasing McGinnis' canvases, but there's still room to give viewers glimpses of him at work. Last Rose shows concept sketches for a paperback cover and his initial canvas work. And, yes, one of those paintings he's doing appears to be "The Last Rose of Summer." It's an elegant nude, and you will get glimpses of breasts. Robert McGinnis: Painting The Last Rose of Summer will pique the interest of anyone who's seen those paperback covers or movie posters and should satisfy artists and collectors.

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Robert McGinnis: Painting The Last Rose Of Summer (2008)

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