{"id":6445,"date":"2015-11-23T19:57:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T19:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/?p=6445"},"modified":"2017-02-11T14:41:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T14:41:45","slug":"art-of-star-wars-a-look-to-the-future-and-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/movie\/art-of-star-wars-a-look-to-the-future-and-past\/","title":{"rendered":"ART OF STAR WARS<br \/>  A LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND PAST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Hans-Solo-sm.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6453\" title=\"Star Wars The Force Awakens - Hans Solo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Hans-Solo-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Hans-Solo-sm.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Hans-Solo-sm-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Villain-sm.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6454\" title=\"Star Wars The Force Awakens - Kylo Ren\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Villain-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Villain-sm.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Villain-sm-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the latest installment in the Star Wars franchise, Episode VII &#8211; The Force Awakens, gearing up to hit theaters on December 18, 2015, Disney and Lucasfilm are still secretive about the plot of the J.J. Abrams directed film, to tese eager fans the studio released several character posters including the Hans Solo (which of course is being reprised by Harrison Ford) and the villain, Kylo Ren.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While we wet our appetites with the character posters we are excited about seeing all of the film\u2019s promotional posters for this the long-awaited sequel. In the meantime let\u2019s get equally excited as we look back at some of the greatest poster art from the entire Star Wars series, starting with the 1977 advance poster released for the original right through the 6th film in the series, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Limited Runs has over a hundred Star Wars related posters spanning the entire six films including Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as well as the ill-titled highly sought after <strong><a title=\"REVENGE OF THE JEDI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/search\/?keywords=revenge+of+the+jedi\" target=\"_blank\">Revenge of the Jedi<\/a><\/strong>. Here are some of the highlights:<\/p>\n<p>.<a title=\" Star Wars - Three Sheet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/star-wars-12\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6461\" title=\"Star Wars - Three Sheet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-Three-Sheet-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-Three-Sheet-sm.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-Three-Sheet-sm-166x300.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Star Wars - Three Sheet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/star-wars-12\/\"><strong>Star Wars<\/strong><\/a> (20th Century Fox, 1977) Three Sheet<br \/>\nArtist: Tom Jung<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Empire Strikes Back - International One Sheet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/the-empire-strikes-back-5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6465\" title=\"The Empire Strikes Back - International One Sheet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/The-Empire-Strikes-Back-International-One-Sheet-sm1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/The-Empire-Strikes-Back-International-One-Sheet-sm1.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/The-Empire-Strikes-Back-International-One-Sheet-sm1-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Empire Strikes Back - International One Sheet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/the-empire-strikes-back-5\/\"><strong>The Empire Strikes Back<\/strong><\/a> (20th Century Fox, 1980) International One Sheet<br \/>\nArtist: Roger Kastel<br \/>\nThis is the version that was distributed internationally. Roger Kastel&#8217;s iconic artwork for this poster is known as the Gone With the Wind style.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Return Of The Jedi - One Sheet Style B\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/return-of-the-jedi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6472\" title=\"Return Of The Jedi - One Sheet Style B\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Return-Of-The-Jedi-One-Sheet-Style-B-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Return-Of-The-Jedi-One-Sheet-Style-B-sm.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Return-Of-The-Jedi-One-Sheet-Style-B-sm-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Return Of The Jedi - One Sheet Style B\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/return-of-the-jedi\/\"><strong>Return Of The Jedi<\/strong><\/a> (20th Century Fox, 1983) One Sheet, Style B<br \/>\nArtist: Kazuhiko Sano<\/p>\n<p><a title=\" Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - One Sheet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6476\" title=\"Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - One Sheet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace-One-Sheet-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace-One-Sheet-sm.jpg 388w, https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace-One-Sheet-sm-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\" Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - One Sheet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace\/\"><strong>Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace<\/strong><\/a> (20th Century Fox, 1998) One Sheet<br \/>\nArtist: Drew Struzan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones - One Sheet Style B\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6485\" title=\"Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones - One Sheet Style B\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-Episode-II-Attack-of-the-Clones-One-Sheet-Style-B-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-Episode-II-Attack-of-the-Clones-One-Sheet-Style-B-sm.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-Episode-II-Attack-of-the-Clones-One-Sheet-Style-B-sm-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones - One Sheet Style B\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones\/\"><strong>Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones<\/strong><\/a> (20th Century Fox, 2002) One Sheet, Style B<br \/>\nArtist: Drew Struzan<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith Poster\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/star-wars-iii-revenge-of-the-sith\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6496\" title=\"Star Wars III Revenge Of The Sith - Poster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-III-Revenge-Of-The-Sith-Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-III-Revenge-Of-The-Sith-Poster.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Star-Wars-III-Revenge-Of-The-Sith-Poster-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Star Wars III Revenge Of The Sith Poster\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/original\/movie-posters\/science-fiction\/star-wars-iii-revenge-of-the-sith\/\"><strong>Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith<\/strong> <\/a>(20th Century Fox, 2005) Poster<br \/>\nAnother fabulous design by Matt Busch for Star Wars Episode 3 inspired from the original &#8220;Circus&#8221; Star Wars style D poster designed by Drew Struzan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out our entire collection of original vintage\u00a0<a title=\"Star Wars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/search\/?page=1&amp;keywords=Star+Wars&amp;sorting=alpha&amp;view=image\">Star Wars<\/a>, <a title=\"The Empire Strikes Back\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/search\/?keywords=Empire+Strikes+Back&amp;view=image&amp;page=1&amp;sorting=alpha\">The Empire Strikes Back<\/a> and <a title=\"Return Of The Jedi\" href=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/search\/?keywords=Return+of+the+Jedi&amp;view=image&amp;page=1&amp;sorting=alpha\">Return of the Jedi<\/a> posters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sign-up for our\u00a0<a title=\"Sign Up For Limited Runs' Newsletter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/accounts\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>newsletter<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>and get\u00a0news, updates and special offers<\/p>\n<h4><em>For lovers of Vintage Posters, Photography and Art &#8212; Limited Runs!<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Limited Runs, the premier destination for discovering and buying the best in original vintage posters, print art and fine art photography, continues to add new items to the site every day and each week we feature some of our latest additions of original vintage film, advertising and rock posters, art prints and photography.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Limited Runs on:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Limited Runs on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LimitedRuns\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Facebook sm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Facebook-sm1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Limited Runs on Instagram\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/limitedruns\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Instagram\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Instagram.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Limited Runs on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LimitedRuns\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Twitter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Twitter-Logo-copy1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"58\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Limited Runs on Pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/LimitedRuns\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Limited Runs on Pinterest\" src=\"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pinterest-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><a title=\"Limited Runs on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZ-k7iK7RnLaXWBo9Ejdewg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Limited Runs on Pinterest\" src=\" http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/YouTube-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; With the latest installment in the Star Wars franchise, Episode VII &#8211; The Force Awakens, gearing up to hit theaters on December 18, 2015, Disney and Lucasfilm are still secretive about the plot of the J.J. Abrams directed film, to tese eager fans the studio released several character posters including the Hans Solo (which<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[5],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6445"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8937,"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6445\/revisions\/8937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}