''Our Modern Maidens'', 1929 - art by Eric Rohman is a mixed media by Movie World Posters which was uploaded on January 20th, 2022.
''Our Modern Maidens'', 1929 - art by Eric Rohman
A vintage Swedish movie poster of ''Our Modern Maidens'', 1929, a silent film directed by Jack Conway and starring Joan Crawford in one of her early... more
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''Our Modern Maidens'', 1929 - art by Eric Rohman
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Movie World Posters
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Mixed Media - Vintage Movie Poster
Description
A vintage Swedish movie poster of ''Our Modern Maidens'', 1929, a silent film directed by Jack Conway and starring Joan Crawford in one of her early leading roles. It is a sequel to the 1928 film "Our Dancing Daughters" and is known for its depiction of the flapper lifestyle of the Roaring Twenties.
The film follows the lives and romantic entanglements of a group of young people in the high-society circles of the 1920s. Joan Crawford plays the central character, Billie Brown, a vivacious and modern young woman who enjoys partying, dancing, and living life to the fullest. She is engaged to Gil Jordan, portrayed by Douglas Fairbanks Jr., a wealthy and eligible bachelor. However, Billie is torn between her love for Gil and her attraction to a charismatic and rebellious artist named Glenn Abbott, played by Rod La Rocque.
"Our Modern Maidens" explores themes of love, temptation, and societal expectations, particularly regarding the role of women in that era. It reflects the cultural shifts and changing norms of the time, as young people embraced more liberal attitudes and lifestyles.
The film features glamorous fashion, extravagant parties, and the iconic flapper style of the 1920s. It captures the spirit of the Jazz Age, with its emphasis on youth, freedom, and hedonism. The characters grapple with questions of love, fidelity, and the pursuit of happiness against the backdrop of this fast-paced and glamorous world.
"Our Modern Maidens" is notable for its representation of the Roaring Twenties and its portrayal of the challenges faced by young women in a society that was undergoing significant social changes. Joan Crawford's performance in the film helped solidify her status as one of the leading actresses of the era, and the movie is remembered as a snapshot of the time when the flapper culture was at its peak.
About the artist:
Eric Wilhelm Rohman (May 18, 1891, Nyköping, Sweden— Jan. 6, 1949, Stockholm) was a Swedish illustrator and advertising artist.
The crisp and essential style of Rohman is striking in his movie posters. His traits are well outlined and sharp and give life to the characters; he uses few colors and is never too loud, he has a great originality in managing the composition and the construction of space.
The Swedish artist creates movie posters that are caricatured and powerful in the representation, with high graphic settings. He depicts essential backgrounds of cities, apartment interiors, airplanes, bars, or simple backgrounds with geometric patterns. Rohman's posters attract the audience's attention creating curious scenes, geometric and coherent in the narrative but never static. That never gets boring.
He was raised in Helsingborg, where he discovered a passion for drawing and acting after his undergraduate education. To satisfy his newfound craving, he spent years studying under Swedish painter and illustrator Carl Wilhelmson at the Gothenburg Academy of the Arts. He took side work creating advertising illustrations for newspapers to pay his tuition. He also designed and drew several book covers and books.
Rohman had a brother who managed a large chain of theaters, which needed a constant supply of original art for film posters. Rohman then began working for his brother, which launched his career as a poster designer. In 1921 he was the only person in Sweden who worked full-time creating poster illustrations.
However, to fulfill the theater's demand, he had to work quickly. As a result, he designed four or five posters every week. But he was nonetheless generally still able to bring out the essential details of the film and its actors to express the essence of a film's theme.
Search "Rohman" to see more of his art.
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January 20th, 2022