THE WALKING DEAD

U.S. ONE SHEET, WARNER BROS. HORROR, BORIS KARLOFF, RICARDO CORTEZ, EDMUND GWENN, MARGUERITE CHURCHILL, WARREN HULL, BARTON M. LANE, HENRY O'NEILL, JOSEPH KING, MICHAEL CURTIZ, Continental Litho

After restoration.

Before mounting.

Detail of center damage, prior to tape removal.

THE WALKING DEAD - Verso image - this poster came to us with old cellophane tape on the back. The poster is upside-down, so the top of the poster is at the bottom of the image. (Poster)

Verso image - this poster came to us with old cellophane tape on the back. The poster is upside-down, so the top of the poster is at the bottom of the image.

Detail of lower right corner damage.

Detail of fine print and damage on lower left corner.

Mounted on linen, prior to any works of restoration.

Top section after restoration.

Center section after restoration.

Lower section after restoration.

THE WALKING DEAD - A microscope image of the "Co" in "Copyright" as it appears in the bottom right side of the border in the fine print. The speckles surrounding the letters are the result of very light airbrushing in that area. (Poster)

A microscope image of the "Co" in "Copyright" as it appears in the bottom right side of the border in the fine print. The speckles surrounding the letters are the result of very light airbrushing in that area.

This is a microscope image taken from the Continental Litho logo at lower left.

Here we see a microscope image of the highlight in Karloff's right eye.

Here we see a microscope image taken from the "W" in the word "WALKING" as it appears in the title.

Here we see a microscope image taken from the woman's left eye.

as part of this report we have tagged this poster in the lower left margin with the PMCS fingerprint tag

Procedures

Examination under black-light, microscope, light table, digital imaging and tactile observation. Documentation by Lindsay Simmons of Poster Mountain Inc.

Conclusion

All CONSERVATION and RESTORATION on this poster was performed by POSTER MOUNTAIN INC.
This poster was received in folded condition with lots of cellophane tape segments which had been applied many years previous, many of the fold lines were completely broken. We removed the tape and lost a bit of paper at the upper fold line cross section. Poster was washed in water and Orvus and linenbacked using easily reversible materials and adhesives.
RESTORATION included the addition of missing paper to fill in the holes, and light burnishing of the fold lines. Local airbrushing was used in spots on the border only, this was used to cover up tape stains and blend in patches, great care was exercised to minimize the use of airbrush only to the areas that could not be acceptably restored by another means. The remaining restoration was performed "by hand" using erasure, water-color, and colored pencil.

Disclaimer

The object and/or subject of this report is private property. This page is for informational purposes only. Unless clearly stated otherwise, all conservation and restoration has been performed by Poster Mountain (PM) or Los Angeles Paper Group (LAPG)
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