JACK THURSTON (American 20th Century). One Million Years B. C., 1966. Gouache on board. 34 x 24 in.. Signed lower left. ...

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JACK THURSTON (American 20th Century)
One Million Years B. C., 1966
Gouache on board
34 x 24 in.
Signed lower left
"A time when there was no law and man -- woman -- and beast roamed the earth -- untamed."

This piece is the original art used on the US one sheet, half sheet, window card, three sheet, and twenty-four sheet movie posters.

On the Tonight Show when Raquel Welch was a guest, Johnny Carson rightfully cited this spectacular piece as "one of the great American pop culture images of the 1960s." This iconic image also graced many sixties paperbacks, and it recently served as a graphic representation for the History Channel's 1960s Hippie Explosion documentary. This famous scene has been used in countless books, documentaries, and rock 'n roll album covers since its 1966 debut.
Please note that this lot contains only the original art, but not the poster (which is shown to in order to document the illustration's final, printed use). From the Collection of Thomas C. Rainone.



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