Reynold Brown Movie Poster Art

Reynold Brown produced somewhere between 250 and 275 movie posters between 1951 and 1970. He is well known for this work. He also did many other works of art with numerous magazine illustrations as well as fine art pieces for the gallery art market.

This site explores the life of illustrator, movie poster artist and fine artist, Reynold Brown and his wife Mary Louise Tejeda. This site was prepared by Franz Brown, son of Reynold Brown.

A New book featuring World War II aircraft artists including work by Reynold Brown was published (2010).

Reynold Brown Book, This book encompasses the career and art of Reynold Brown.

A new neurobiology book is out. It discusses the impact of stroke on artists, including Reynold Brown (Pg 176-178). This uses information from this site.

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Contact. For copyright information using Reynold Brown images please contact Marie Golden at reynoldbrownart@gmail.com and/or franzbrown@gwtc.net

Please credit Reynold Brown as the artist when using his work. Give him the recognition he deserves. If you see it without credit please advise us and the user.

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What's in the Details: A New Section

In the reproduction process for making posters much was lost from the original. It is difficult to appreciate the work and the skill of Reynold Brown when looking at just a poster or a small reproduction in a book.

Here are some photographs of details of the original paintings. To help the art and poster collector/appreciator I am adding a section of detailed photographs. New site construction. An area is being added with detailed images of Reynold Brown's finest posters. Click Here! word is that this site will have to move come July. Hopefully we can find a new home.

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World in My Corner

Movie poster painting
20.25x20.25 original gouache painting.

This original poster painting features a very fine portrait kiss between the World War II hero Audie Murphy as well as Barbara Rush. There's a fine complicated fight scene across the bottom Murphy was also featured in Brown's "To Hell and Back" poster.

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Behind the High Wall

Movie poster painting
23.25x23.5 original gouache painting

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Rooftop Auto Crash

Magazine Illustration
Popular Science Cover illustration. Gouache. 7.25x6.75

Published March 1948. A car going off a rooftop was the equivalent of a crash at ?? Miles per hour.

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Recently Sold
New York Wave A wave crashing over New York and toppling buildings, Argosy, February 1949.	A(2/49).
Johnny Dark Original gouache painting. This movie poster painting features stars Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie and Don Taylor and a racing accident scene.	54-11-O-1
Hells Angels Movie Original gouache paintings.	69-18-O-1

Go To Franz Brown: Artist and Santa Claus

Franz is Reynold Brown's son. He currently resides in Hot Springs, SD where he is painting and photographing the Black Hills landscape and other things.

Franz Brown just completed his series, "A Walk in the Woods" a set of ten 24x48" acrylic paintings of the forests of the Black Hills, SD. Link to series by clicking on image.

Franz Brown does his own paintings of Santa Claus and is also seen as Santa in the paintings of Tom Browning

Go to: Mary Louise Tejeda Brown
link to MB site	Now 88, Mary Louise Tejeda (b1921), married Reynold Brown in 1946 and remained with him until his death in 1991. She also is an artist and does pastel paintings. Her emphasis has been on landscapes in Nebraska where she currently lives.

Reynold Brown Movie Poster Artist