Media: The Lobby Cards of Cabral Part Two

A couple of weeks ago, we posted scans of a collection of Mexican lobby cards by master caricaturist, Ernesto Garcia Cabral. Today we digitized more of the collection.

This amazing collection of lobby cards is now on display at the ASIFA-Hollywood Animtion Archive. Stop by and see this exhibit, and our exhibit of artwork from the Fleischer Studios, including Grim Natwick's original character designs for Betty Boop. The Archive is located at 2114 Burbank Bl in Burbank, CA and is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 9pm.

Click on the image to see a larger scan...












Now for a little quiz... Which of the following lobby cards are by Cabral and which aren't?







The answer is "none of the above"... These five cards were likely painted by Juan Antonio Vargas Briones... a second generation Mexican movie poster artist who was the director of publicity at the Mexican Movie Distribution company. It's clear that Cabral's influence was strong among movie publicity artists.

For more wonderful Mexican lobby Cards by Ernesto Garcia Cabral, see The Greatest Cartoonist You Never Heard Of Before. If you are interested in collecting cards like this yourself, see the ebay seller Pedrobar (horror, sci-fi, Fleischer and Disney features too).

Stop by the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive soon and see the collection of Mexican lobby cards.

For more Mexican lobby card see... Cabral Gallery One, our SciFi and Adventure Gallery, and Mexican Lobby Card Fiesta.

Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

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