The Hulton Archive - John Wayne "The Duke" Limited Edition 21.5" x 28" Custom Matted Fine Art Giclee on Paper #4/275 (PA LOA)

An excellent studio color publicity photo used during the days of "Red River", "The Searchers", and "Hondo", John Wayne made more than 200 films in over 50 years. John Wayne saddled up to become the greatest figure on one of America's greatest native art forms, the Western. This photo was taken circa, 1955 and is a Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee printed on acid-free museum quality paper with a hand-torn deckled edge. It is hand-titled, hand-numbered and features an embossed seal of authenticity from the Hulton|Archive of London Collection. Edition size is limited to 275 pieces. Please note, the giclee has some smudging around the edges.

Measures 21.5" x 28" SRP $595 ©Hulton|Archive of London

The Hulton|Archive of London

The Hulton|Archive was formed after two of the leading historical stock houses – The Hulton in London and Archive Photos in New York. The Hulton|Archive is one of the largest collections of photography and illustrative material in the world containing over 40 million images.

The archival collection contains well known and iconic photographers and features historically and socially significant imagery that documents the human experience through the 19th and 20th centuries up to the present day. The collection includes images from The Golden Age Of Hollywood, The Beatles, Legendary Sports Moments and The Wizard of Oz.

John Wayne

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. Wayne's career took off in 1939, with John Ford's Stagecoach making him an instant star. He went on to star in 142 pictures. Biographer Ronald Davis said, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage. Eighty-three of his movies were Westerns, and in them, he played cowboys, cavalrymen, and unconquerable loners extracted from the Republic's central creation myth".

Wayne's other well-known Western roles include a cattleman driving his herd north on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose young niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), and a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer for a woman's hand in marriage in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of his era, and his last public appearance was at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979

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