About the Artwork

Two studio portraits under a rising black title

The Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster puts James Stewart and Jean Arthur below a rising black title. Broad red, blue and orange sections give the Swedish design its color. Fine lines sketch figures at the upper right and a Capitol dome near the base.

Artwork and design

The actors’ grayscale faces emerge from a dark shape in the lower left. Blue lettering gives Frank Capra’s name a separate place at the top, and the black title crosses several colors on its way upward. The small dome balances the title and portraits at the right.

About this design

Capra’s 1939 Columbia film follows a newly appointed U.S. senator played by Stewart, with Arthur as his aide Clarissa Saunders. This artwork advertises the film as Mr. Smith i Washington. Its bright diagonals and small civic landmarks give the political setting a graphic shorthand.

Rooms and interiors

Hang it in a study, office or classic cinema gallery. Red and blue make a strong accent against cream, gray or natural wood. Allow enough viewing space for both the angled title and the small line drawings to register.

Available Print and Display Options

  • Framed Canvas
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  • Framed Prints
  • Rolled Poster Prints
  • Metal Wall Art
  • Peel & Stick Wall Art

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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

– Available in solid color wrap, mirror wrap or full image wrap finish

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

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) – James Stewart and Jean Arthur Swedish Movie Poster

James Stewart and Jean Arthur appear beneath black diagonal lettering and bright red, orange and blue in the Swedish Frank Capra poster.

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