This bright and cheerfully-colored memorabilia from the legendary film The Wizard of Oz has been personally hand-signed and inscribed by three of the original cast-members from the film.
The art for the piece was reproduced from an original painting of the Land of Oz created in 1998, featuring Dorothy and Toto at the center, surrounded by the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Cowardly Lion, and a Munchkin.
The piece is hand-signed and inscribed by three members of the original cast:
JERRY MAREN, who played the green-garbed member of the “Lollipop Guild” handing a lollipop to Dorothy, has hand-signed, top left, in bold blue marker. Maren has included with his signature the inscription “Lollipop kid”, also in bold blue.
KARL SLOVER, whose roles in the film included the lead trumpeter, a soldier, a "sleepyhead", and a villager, has signed, lower center right, using bold red marker. He has added “1st Trumpeter” beneath his signature.
Finally, MICKEY CARROLL, who played a fiddler, a town crier, and a soldier in the film, has signed in clear black felt-tip, lower left. Beneath his signature, he has added “Munchkin” and, stretching across the width of the piece, following the angle of the characters’ placement, he has written “Follow the yellow brick road”.
All of the signatures have been examined and authenticated by James Spence Authentication (JSA), and a unique alphanumeric authenticating label has been affixed to the signed piece, lower right. The corresponding Certificate of Authenticity from JSA accompanies the item.
This uplifting piece of memorabilia comes freshly framed in an elegant silver frame. Framed size measures 17-1/8” in height x 14" width x 7/8” depth.
Widely considered one of the greatest films of all time, MGM's classic 1939 extravaganza The Wizard of Oz is, according to the Library of Congress, the most seen film in movie history.
Filmed in Technicolor, The Wizard of Oz was an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The film was primarily directed by Victor Fleming (who left the production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind), and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning in two categories: Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow" and Best Original Score by Stothart.
The Wizard of Oz was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress as one of the first 25 films for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is also one of the few films on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. It was among the top ten in the 2005 British Film Institute’s list of "50 films to be seen by the age of 14", and is on the BFI's updated list of "50 films to be seen by the age of 15" released in May 2020.