Movie Poster, "Star Wars," 1977

Summary

Director George Lucas took special effects to a new level, and cemented the concept of the summer blockbuster, with his 1977 film Star Wars. It was classic mythmaking with time-tested themes -- a farm boy, yearning for adventure, gets caught up in a galactic battle of good versus evil. The movie yielded two sequels and three prequels under Lucas's watch.

Director George Lucas took special effects to a new level, and cemented the concept of the summer blockbuster, with his 1977 film Star Wars. It was classic mythmaking with time-tested themes -- a farm boy, yearning for adventure, gets caught up in a galactic battle of good versus evil. The movie yielded two sequels and three prequels under Lucas's watch.

Artifact

Poster

Date Made

1977

Subject Date

1977

Creators

Jung, Tom 

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 

Creator Notes

Artwork by Tom Jung; distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

99.52.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 41 in

Width: 27.25 in

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