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Welcome to Nowhere Mining Town Movie Stage Theater Prop Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large wooden town sign Welcome to Nowhere, has a coal miner on it holding a pick ax wearing a
Category
1950s American Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Wood
H 76.25 in W 97.25 in D 0.5 in
Art Deco Movie Theater Marquee - Color Field Painting Meet Photography, Abstract
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A marquee for an Art Deco Movie theater in Denton, Texas is photographed with meticulous precision
Category
1980s Color-Field Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Prairie Drive-In Theater, Dumas, Texas; July, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prairie Drive-in theater, Dumas, Texas, January 9, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Circle Drive-in theater, Waco, Texas; January 7, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Drive-in theater, Van Horn, Texas;January 2, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Star-Vu Drive-in theater, Longmont, Colorado; July, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
War and Peace Movie - Manuscript by Gianna Manzini - 1955
Located in Roma, IT
War and Peace Movie - Manuscript is an Autograph Letter Signed by Gianna Manzini to Maria De
Category
1950s Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper, Ink
H 9.65 in W 6.3 in D 0.04 in
Ft. Union Drive-In Theater, Las Vegas, New Mexico; July 12, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
1998 Hawaii International Film Festival Movie Poster on Large Scale Rustic Wood
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Hawaii International Film Festival movie poster on a large-scale Rustic wood
Category
1990s American Rustic Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 71 in W 47 in D 3.5 in
"Laurel and Hardy" Iconic Comedians Hollywood Royalty Comedy Movie Stars 135/150
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
sign that the theater world welcomed him as one of their own. His work also appeared in other
Category
1970s Performance Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Poster of the French Movie Small Change L Argent de Poche Francois Truffaut 1976
Located in North Hollywood, CA
showing his friends how to chat up girls, a double date at a movie theater, a child telling a dirty joke
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper
H 64 in W 48 in D 1 in
Tommy Tune Original Signed Vintage Jack Mitchell Photograph 1974
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Glenford, NY
Jack Mitchell signed vintage mid-20th Century photograph of Broadway and Movie star Tommy Tune
Category
1970s Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.07 in
Sign on I-40 West of Tucumcari, New Mexico, July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bel Shore Motel sign, Highway 80, Deming, New Mexico; December, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Poet Allen Ginsberg Howl Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Allen Ginsberg reading Howl and other poems at Living Theater in 1959.
signed in ink and with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Washington Square Park Architecture Photo NYC
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958, Andy Warhol adjusting a movie-camera lens in his silver
Category
1950s American Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"NAVAJO LATE CLASSIC CHIEF BLANKET C.1900" JACK SILVERMAN SIGNED SERIGRAPH 1977
Located in Soquel, CA
JACK SILVERMAN SIGNED SERIGRAPH, "NAVAJO LATE CLASSIC CHIEF BLANKET C.1900"
Historical image of an
Category
1960s American Realist Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Paper, Screen
Looney Tunes Box Office Bunny Original Production Cel: Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
massive hundred-screen multiplex movie theater called Cineminium is constructed right above Bugs' rabbit
Category
1980s Pop Art Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Paint
Keith Haring Resist in Concert! 1988
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Tamiment Library at New York University.
On the Palladium
Palladium was built as a deluxe movie theater by
Category
1980s Pop Art Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Vintage Surrrealist Poster of Soviet Film by Nikita Mijalkov Cuba Reboiro 1979
Located in Miami, FL
theater, Platónov by Antón Chéjov (1860-1904). The comedy-drama period film shows the decadence of
Category
1970s Cuban Mid-Century Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper
H 23 in W 18 in D 0.13 in
The Great Success of Italian Cinema - De Laurentiis Group - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
.
Composed of 7 items, concerning the success of "Guerra e Pace" movie after the Hollywood screening. Written
Category
1950s Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper, Ink
H 11.23 in W 8.94 in D 0.2 in
Crowd Entering Churchill Downs For the Kentucky Derby
By John Potter Wheat
Located in Milford, NH
historical events for movie theaters and other venues. He was also the official combat artist in Vietnam for
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Oil, Board
Warhol Basquiat Boxing Poster (Basquiat Warhol boxing The Palladium)
By Michael Halsband
Located in NEW YORK, NY
for Two."
On the Palladium:
Palladium was built as a deluxe movie theater by move mogul William Fox
Category
1980s Pop Art Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
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H 17 in W 11 in
Judy Dater Self - Portrait with Stone Badlands South Dakota - Photograph 1981
Located in Soquel, CA
amplified by the hours she spent in her father’s movie theater. This early exposure to the realm of the
Category
1980s Realist Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
H 22.25 in W 28.25 in D 1 in
Mikhail Baryshnikov Autographed Mid-20th Century Numbered Serigraph by Ivan Luz
Located in Glenford, NY
boldly signed by Mikhail Baryshnikov. An excellent example of the popular contemporary graphic and poster
Category
1970s Pop Art Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper, Ink, Screen
H 26 in W 21.38 in D 0.75 in
Blue Swallow Motel, Hwy.66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Motel, Raton, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sandia Motel, Highway 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico; August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Radio Tower near Sudan, Texas; October 18, 2010
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Radio Tower on the Llano Estacado near Umbarger, Texas; March 11, 2005
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Texan Motel, Highway 64, Raton, New Mexico; December 19, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
On the Tucson to Nogales highway, Greyhound Motel, Tucson, Arizona; December 30,
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grandview Motel, Raton, New Mexico; December 18, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Siesta Motel, Highway 66, Moriarty, New Mexico, March 29, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Radio Tower between Trujillo & Las Vegas, New Mexico, September 9, 2006
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
El Kapp Motel, Highway 64, Raton, New Mexico; December 19, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Abandoned Truck Stop, Winnemucca, Nevada; June 19, 1984
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grandview Motel, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oassis Court, Benson, Arizona; December 3, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dinosaur, Colorado; March 16, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Arrow Motel, Highway 84, Espanola, New Mexico, March 23, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Highway 66, Chambliss, California, February, 1986
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lillian Redman, Blue Swallow Motel, Rt. 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Utah and Colorado state line, Highway 50; October 16, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jaguar with a rattlesnake tail petroglyph, Three Rivers, New Mexico; January 10,
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
It'll Do Motel, Highway 66, Grants, New Mexico, January 11, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
AA Motel, Holdrege, Nebraska, May 22, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Abandoned Truck Stop, Highway I-80, Winnemucca, Nevada; 1970
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Archival Pigment
Petite Fille de Fleur - Mid Century Parisian Flower Girl Figurative
By Roger Etienne
Located in Soquel, CA
Paris by Roger Etienne (French, 1923-2011). Signed and dated lower left, "Etienne Paris 1969". Presented
Category
1960s Impressionist Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Newsprint
H 29.5 in W 16 in D 3 in
WATTS TOWER
By Gloria Stuart
Located in Santa Monica, CA
GLORIA STUART (1910 – 2010)
WATTS TOWERS, 1971
Oil on canvas, signed lower right, 24” x 50
Category
1970s American Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Oil
"King & I" Orig 1951 Broadway Drawing Published NYT Tony Awards Mid 20th Century
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
including in 1984 a special Tony Award, which was a sign that the theater world welcomed him as one of their
Category
1950s Performance Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Ink, Board
Joe Strummer of The Clash
By Masayoshi Sukita
Located in Austin, US
education in movie theaters in Nagasaki, watching movies with Marlon Brando, James Dean and Elvis Presley
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
C Print
Marc Bolan T-Rex, The Guru
By Masayoshi Sukita
Located in Austin, US
16" x 20", signed limited edition prints of Marc Bolan of T-Rex by Masayoshi Sukita, limited
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
C Print
"The Dragon Lives, " Times Square New York, 1978
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Cinema. Movie Theaters.
Category
1970s Street Art Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Inkjet
New York Times Square photograph, 1978 (New York street photography)
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
(2013)
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John Travolta. Cinema. Movie Theaters. Hollywood. Street Photography. Bruce
Category
1970s Street Art Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Inkjet
Rare Xavier Cugat Set of Six Hand Painted Mambo Tango Dancers Drinking Glasses
Located in Palm Springs, CA
as a violinist at the age of nine in a silent movie theater to help pay for his education.
In 1931
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Glass
Autograph by Anna Magnani - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
28th 1956.
Autograph Thank-you Letter Signed by A. Magnani to the Countess. Rome, September 10th 1956
Category
1950s Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper, Ink
'Portrait of a Young Woman', Academie Chaumière, Paris, Chouinard, Art Center
By Leon Franks
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
began designing for the movie industry, he did portraits and decorations for Vancouver theaters. The
Category
1960s Impressionist Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Leon Franks'Portrait of a Young Woman', Academie Chaumière, Paris, Chouinard, Art Center, Circa 1965
H 16.13 in W 12.13 in D 0.88 in
Set of Autograph Letters by Etienne Drian - 1950s
By Etienne Drian
Located in Roma, IT
Collect these 3 Autograph Letters Signed by Etienne Drian the Countess Pecci Blunt, written in
Category
1960s Modern Retro Movie Theater Sign
Materials
Paper, Ink
H 10.63 in W 8.27 in D 0.12 in
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Retro Movie Theater Sign For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal retro movie theater sign for your home. Each retro movie theater sign for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, paper and wood. There are many kinds of the retro movie theater sign you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right retro movie theater sign, those designed in mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one retro movie theater sign that is appealing in its simplicity, but Steve Fitch, Fred McDarrah and Fernando Natalici produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Retro Movie Theater Sign?
The average selling price for a retro movie theater sign at 1stDibs is $2,000, while they’re typically $325 on the low end and $75,000 for the highest priced.