Ghana's Hand-Painted Film Posters Win Fans

Publisher:
Agence France-Presse
Publication Date:
6 April 2014
Tags:
Ghana, Arts, Culture and Entertainment

In the 1980s, film posters in Ghana were often painted by hand. Now the idiosyncratic interpretations of Hollywood blockbusters by local artists are coveted by art collectors and can sell for hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.

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