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Hue & Cry Poster stylish pop art print.
Hue & Cry Poster
Stylish pop art print reimagining the poster for the classic Ealing comedy “Hue & Cry“, available in three sizes & 21 colour options.
With the original illustrated lettering by the renowned artist Edward Bawden, this alternative movie poster features one of the young boys from the gang letting out a large “hue & cry” to warn the other members of incoming danger.
This new stylish remixed poster design and colour scheme takes its inspiration from the original poster by Edward Bawden and is part of the Ealing Comedies Posters collection by Art & Hue to mark 75 years of Ealing Comedies.
Also available as part of a pair & a group of 12 prints.
Hue & Cry poster by Art & Hue
Alastair Sim appeared in one Ealing comedy only but he’s an actor so synonymous with classic film comedy, it feels like he was in more.
Along with Jack Warner, Sim starred in what is considered to be the first official Ealing comedy “Hue & Cry”, which was a box-office success at British cinemas in 1947 and an encouragement to Ealing Studios to make more comedies.
Filmed against a bomb-ravaged London, the film is like a Boy’s Own comic-book come to life with a bunch of school children playing amongst the rubble who foil a criminal gang by deciphering the coded messages in a comic strip.
This pop art print is a remix of the original illustrated lettering created by the renowned artist Edward Bawden for the original poster of “Hue & Cry”
One of the official artists serving with the British Army, Bawden’s style was in demand by companies before and after the Second World War.
A contemporary of Eric Ravilious, and a notable figure within the community of Great Bardfield Artists, Bawden’s art caught the eye of many businesses who commissioned him to create unique artwork, including Fortnum & Mason, the London Underground, Imperial Airways (which became part of BOAC), Westminster Bank, Penguin Books, Twinings Tea, Poole Potteries, and, of course, Ealing Studios.
Ealing engaged Bawden to create the poster for the 1947 Ealing comedy “Hue & Cry” starring Alastair Sim, and again for the classic train film “The Titfield Thunderbolt” released in 1953.
Bawden also created eleven murals for the First Class lounge onboard the P&O cruise ship Oronsay, exterior footage of which was used in the nautical Carry On film “Carry On Cruising“.
Hue & Cry Poster Pop Art
Art & Hue had the pleasure to delve into the archives of the Ealing Comedies to create a new collection of stylish pop art prints related to the films, all available in three sizes and many colour options.
Available in A4, A3, and A2 sizes to fit standard-size picture frames. Please note that black frame is not included – for a guide on choosing a frame size take a look here.
An official collaboration with Studiocanal, this print is part of the Ealing Comedies collection of stylish pop art prints inspired by the classic British comedy films made at Ealing Studios, featuring Art & Hue’s signature halftone style (halftone is an age-old technique that uses dots to make up the printed image, similar to newspapers or comic books).
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“Hue & Cry” Copyright © STUDIOCANAL Films Ltd. (1947). All rights reserved.
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