Bidspirit auction | A Large Collection of ”Empire

A Large Collection of ”Empire Strikes Back” Production Materials. - (20th-Century Fox, 1980) A large collection of production materials from ”The Empire Strikes Back.” Included are a signed headshot of legendary matte painter Harrison Ellenshaw; 17 pages breaking down which scenes need matte paintings, with notes on which artist would create each painting, marked ”HE” for Ellenshaw and ”RM” for McQuarrie; 3 pages outlining major shot defects; a xerox of a letter to Ellenshaw concerning his matte painting descriptions; and four photos of artists Peter Ellenshaw, Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, Robert Elswit, Jim Bloom, Mike Herman, Michael Lawler, Michael Kelly, Craig Barron, and Neil Krepela working on the groundbreaking film. Ranging in size from 3.5” x 5” to 8.5” x 11”, the items are in very good to fine condition with light creases and wear.