12mm Satin Silk, 62cm x 190cm
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n 1890 Thomas Edison unveiled a new invention he had called, the “Vita phone”. Although we would not have recognized it at the time, this was to be the birth of the modern movie industry. By the 1920s men like artistic genius George Mileus and pioneers like W. D. Griffiths had transformed this medium from arcade novelty, to art form. Not until the invention of the internet would the world experience anything so revolutionary. These early films would come to define a entire period in time, its aspirations, art, architecture and fashion, all encompassed by an era of icons which would come to be known collectively as, “Silver Screen”
In collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery This sumptuous design manages to encapsulate all the glamour of the early film industry and their icons. The images, which are used under licence, were acquired by the Gallery in 2010 when Patrick O’Conner, a theatre critic, bequeathed his collection of 780 music hall, theatre and film stars.
Printed on 12mm satin silk and finished with a hand hemmed, it provides a beautiful soft drape. It’s generous, proportions of 62cm x 190cm means that it can be worn, either as an evening shawl or scrunched for everyday use.
Silver Screen Blog
National Portrait Gallery
n 1890 Thomas Edison unveiled a new invention he had called, the “Vita phone”. Although we would not have recognized it at the time, this was to be the birth of the modern movie industry. By the 1920s men like artistic genius George Mileus and pioneers like W. D. Griffiths had transformed this medium from arcade novelty, to art form. Not until the invention of the internet would the world experience anything so revolutionary. These early films would come to define a entire period in time, its aspirations, art, architecture and fashion, all encompassed by an era of icons which would come to be known collectively as, “Silver Screen”
In collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery This sumptuous design manages to encapsulate all the glamour of the early film industry and their icons. The images, which are used under licence, were acquired by the Gallery in 2010 when Patrick O’Conner, a theatre critic, bequeathed his collection of 780 music hall, theatre and film stars.
Printed on 12mm satin silk and finished with a hand hemmed, it provides a beautiful soft drape. It’s generous, proportions of 62cm x 190cm means that it can be worn, either as an evening shawl or scrunched for everyday use.
Silver Screen Blog
National Portrait Gallery