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Flyer with Three James Dean Drawings

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Flyer with Three James Dean Drawings
<B>James Dean Flyer with Three Drawings.</B></I> James Dean, flush with success after the opening of <I>The Immoralist,</B></I> took an 8.5" x 11" flyer for <I>Women of Trachis</B></I> and created on the back a nearly naked harpooner preparing to spear a roped, dangling, leering hot dog (a giant roll and jar of mustard flank the harpooner); a fish alarmed to see it has lost its tail; and a weird creature with a treble-clef tail, oozing an aura of 1950s cool. Freudians could have a field day analyzing these images. Suffice to say, they certainly convey Dean's wild and wicked imagination. Small dashes of black ink have bled through the front to the back, touching a bit of the harpoon, but the item is in overall Excellent condition. Some amazing insight into the whims and fantasies of James Dean. <I>From the James Dean Museum archive. With COA from David Loehr.</B></I>