During the 1920s, there was only one woman in the Netherlands who designed film posters. And even though Dolly Rudeman (1902-1980) is far from a household name, her evocative style--fiercely compelling portraits augmented with sparse, dramatic colorization--was called upon to promote a cavalcade of stars--Charlie Chaplin, Lon Chaney, Greta Garbo, Douglas Fairbanks and Gloria Swanson to name but a few. The posterist's intense character studies are given the attention they so richly deserve in this 72-page publication, featuring 90 full-color illustrations. Softcover; text in English.