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1367. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Hand-Illustrated Robert U. Taylor Artwork and Prints for Unrealiz

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
1367. Douglas Trumbull Collection: Hand-Illustrated Robert U. Taylor Artwork and Prints for Unrealiz
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STEVEN SPIELBERG - Douglas Trumbull Collection: Hand-Illustrated Robert U. Taylor Artwork and Prints for Unrealized Steven Spielberg's Cliffhangers Ride - Hand-illustrated Robert U. Taylor artwork and prints for an unrealized theme park ride known as Steven Spielberg's Cliffhangers. In the early 1990s, Berkshire Ridefilm (a subsidiary of Douglas Trumbull's Berkshire Motion Pictures) created preliminary work for an adventure-film-based theme park ride under the title "Steven Spielberg's Cliffhangers," and concept art was created for the project by artist Robert U. Taylor.

This lot, from the collection of visual effects pioneer and Berkshire Ridefilm chairman Douglas Trumbull, consists of one Anitee Image Corporation box labeled "Cliffhanger Original Art" filled with hand-drawn artwork rendered in ink as well as printed copies. It contains 8.5" x 11" pieces including two hand-drawn ride vehicle concept illustrations, one printed copy of a "Fourth Simulator Sequence" concept illustration, two printed copies of an "End of Simulation 2" airplane sequence concept illustration, one printed copy of a "Locomotive Adventure" concept illustration, one printed copy of an "Inside Airplane" concept illustration, nine prints of illustrations showing various ride mechanisms, one small print of a poster concept illustration titled "Steven Spielberg's Cliffhangers," and one printed copy of a "Ground Plan", one printed "Comparison Table;" three 9.5" x 12" printed copies of the "Fourth Simulator Sequence" artwork; one 9" x 13" hand-drawn concept illustration of an art deco pattern on tracing paper, one 8.5" x 14" hand-drawn pen illustration of a "Zee Mjolnir" airplane concept; and 11" x 17" pieces (occasionally 12" x 17") including two printed copies of the "Zee Mjolnir" illustration, six printed copies of various ride queue and sequence concept illustrations (two of which have had hand-made alterations), three printed copies of the "Ground Plan," three printed copies of the full "Attraction Diagram," two additional printed copies of the full "Attraction Diagram" with hand-made alterations, four printed and pasted copies of "Biosphere 2" diagrams, two printed copies of concept illustrations for the exterior and queue of the ride, 24 printed copies of diagrams of the ride and its various mechanisms, four printed copies of the "Steven Spielberg's Cliffhangers" poster concept illustration, one printed copy of the poster concept made of two pieces of paper taped together with hand-made alterations, one hand-colored print of a concept illustration of a train crash, one hand-colored print of a concept illustration of "Drop #4," 13 hand-drawn ride queue and sequence concept illustrations on tracing paper, one hand-drawn ride vehicle concept illustration on tracing paper, two printed copies of a cockpit illustration with one having hand-drawn additions, two printed copies of illustrations of a fight on the wing of a plane with hand-made alterations, one printed and pasted copy of a "Kiva Theatre" concept illustration, one stapled packet of eight printed copies of borer vehicle illustrations, one stapled packet of two printed copies of spaceship illustrations, one stapled packet of six printed copies of tank illustrations, one stapled packet of three printed copies of swamp boat illustrations, one stapled packet of four printed copies of ATV illustrations, one stapled packet of eight printed copies of "jet ski cycle" illustrations, one stapled packet of seven printed copies of helicopter illustrations, one "Berkshire Ridefilm" frame master with its labels taped in place, 11 empty frame template printed copies made from that master, and three empty simplified-template printed copies. The box exhibits rips and stains, and the pages exhibit creasing, staining, and edge wear from use and age. Dimensions: (boxed) 13" x 19" x 2" (33.25 cm x 48.5 cm x 5.25 cm)

Sold without copyright; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.Visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull was born in Los Angeles in 1942. After abandoning architecture for technical drawing and cartooning, his talent for photorealism soon earned him work at Graphic Films, an esteemed Hollywood studio for which he designed groundbreaking cosmic effects for the 1964 New York World's Fair. After seeing Trumbull's work, director Stanley Kubrick hired him to create animations and VFX shots - including the iconic Star Gate sequence - for what would become his seminal masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. From that film's success, Trumbull became one of the industry's most trusted photographic effects experts, designing and producing legendary screen moments in such sci-fi landmarks as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and Blade Runner, all three of which earned him Academy Award& reg; nominations. In addition to directing the cult classics Silent Running and Brainstorm, Trumbull later received a Scientific and Engineering Award for his high-speed photography process Showscan in 1993, one of two specialty awards given to him by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before his death in 2022. 60 years since he first made his mark on global cinema, Propstore today celebrates Douglas Trumbull by presenting a selection of rare memorabilia from his personal collection to the public.


Estimate: $1,500 - 3,000

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