About the Artwork

An orange figure beside a telephone silhouette

Eric Rohman’s More Than a Secretary 1936 poster shows an orange figure leaning against a pale desk. Behind her, a dark figure raises a telephone receiver beside a violet window. The Swedish title Stenografi och kärlek spreads across the lower part of the design in sweeping letters.

Artwork and design

The upright window bars and diagonal desk give structure to the two silhouettes. A white cloud breaks the violet at the top. The curved telephone cord carries the eye toward the script and the Jean Arthur, George Brent and Lionel Stander billing near the base.

About this design

In Alfred E. Green’s 1936 Columbia comedy, Arthur plays a secretarial school co-owner who takes a job with a magazine editor played by Brent. The office furnishings and telephone give the Swedish design a simple visual setting for the story’s workplace romance.

Rooms and interiors

Display it in a home office, reading corner or collection of classic comedy artwork. The rust and violet pair well with cream and dark accents. Keep the wall around the design open so the curving cord and title can be seen clearly.

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Stretched Canvas Prints

Material

– Genuine artist quality canvas

– Poly cotton blend

– Chemistry perfect protective finish

– Scratch, crack, & warp resistant

Print

– State of the art printing technology for sharp photographic reproduction and color fidelity

– UL certified GREENGUARD GOLD ink

– Water resistant

– Fade resistant

– Anti-yellowing

Finished Edges

–  Gallery wrapped edges for a professional finish

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Stretcher Bar

– 1.25” Thick

– FSC Certified from sustainable forests

– Knot free

– Finger jointed for strength

– Sap free

– Kiln dried

– Warp free – will not bow

– Shallow wall offset

Mounting

– Ready to hang – pre-installed sawtooth hanging hardware

– Rubber bumpers – protects wall surface and keeps print straight on the wall

More Than a Secretary (1936) – Jean Arthur Stenografi och Kärlek Swedish Movie Poster

An orange figure leans against a desk beside a telephone silhouette in Eric Rohman’s violet Swedish design for More Than a Secretary.

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