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2023 63rd ANNUAL NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR
Welcome to all our clients and friends.
From April 27th-30th, Walter Reuben Inc. can be found in Booth B22 at the 63rd Annual New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, located in Manhattan at the legendary Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue (between 66th and 67th Street.
Our Book Fa…

GORDON PARKS – WRITER / DIRECTOR
| African American Movie Memorabilia, African Americana, Black History, Hollywood History, Movie Memorabilia, Vintage Original Studio Photographs
Gordon Parks was a Black American who successfully wore many hats as photographer, composer, author, poet, writer and film director. He became prominent in the U.S. in 1940s through 1970s for documentary photojournalism —particularly with issues of civil rights, poverty and th…

ANDY WARHOL AND FILM
| Film & Movie Star Photographs, LGBTQ Cultural History, LGBTQ Theater History, Movie Posters, Vintage Original Publicity Photographs
Andy Warhol born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was a seminal American visual artist, film director and producer, and a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, adve…

FIRST BLACK ACTOR TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE
| African American Movie Memorabilia, African Americana, Black History, Hollywood History, Scene Stills, Vintage Original Publicity Photographs
Stepin Fetchit, an American vaudevillian and comedian is considered to be the first black actor to have a successful film career that made him a millionaire.

CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD’S PROMOTION & MERCHANDISING
By Woolsey Ackerman
Once a film has gone through its’ conception, various script drafts, pre-production, filming and post production, it is time for what many film makers see as the real work—- promotion!
In the hey-day of the golden era of movies, each studio had a labor intensive, overly…

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MGM?
by Woolsey Ackerman
A newly released book, THE MGM EFFECT, by Steven Bingen, tells us just what happened. One of the most recognizable of corporate logos is the MGM lion (as seen above). This is a story of that corporate history.
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