An authentic original 1978 graphic exhibition poster titled "Messiah", designed and hand-printed by renowned American Arts & Crafts revival illustrator David Lance Goines (1945–2023) at the Saint Hieronymus Press in Berkeley, California.

Commissioned to promote a historic screening of Cecil B. DeMille’s silent film The King of Kings (1927) at the Pacific Film Archive (UC Berkeley Art Museum).

Executed on heavy poster card stock using solid-block letterpress techniques, featuring Goines' signature aesthetic: classical typography, delicate line-work, an architectural framing border, and a stepped rainbow beam.

Authentication Details: Features the original circular blind-embossed artist seal stamp in the lower margin reading "David Lance Goines 1978". (Poster No. 74 in the artist's official catalogue raisonné). Genuine late-1970s printing, not a digital reproduction.

Item Specifics:

• Artist: David Lance Goines (Saint Hieronymus Press, Berkeley)

• Title: Messiah (Pacific Film Archive Poster No. 74)

• Year: 1978

• Medium: Original Solid-Block Letterpress Print on Heavy Card

• Dimensions: Approx. 16 in x 24 in (40 cm x 61 cm)

• Authentication: Blind-Embossed Artist Stamp Seal in Margin

Condition Report:

• Good / Fair Vintage Condition: The central image area remains crisp, vibrant, and visually striking.

• Displays age-related toning/browning to the reverse side, light perimeter edge scuffing along the outer black border, and a localized storage stain / foxing mark in the lower right border corner. Card stock remains structurally sound with no central tears or heavy vertical folds. Stored flat and unframed. Please inspect gallery photos.

Packaging & Shipping:

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