“These monumental paintings were essential to moviemaking and were never meant to be seen by the public with the naked eye”
- Leonard Maltin
Film Critic and Historian
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Apr 20, 2022 -
Jan 22, 2023
"The exhibition celebrates Hollywood’s masters of illusion and perspective"
Wall Street Journal
By Edward Rothstein
June 1, 2022
"Yet the backings’ raw power is so palpable that it is hard to imagine them seeming inconsequential"
Hollywood Reporter
By Laurie Brooks
May 1, 2022
"Movie Backdrops Move Front and Center in New Museum Exhibit"
The Times OF London
By Jacqui Goddard
April 15 2022
"Forgotten Hollywood backdrops become star attraction"
Antiques & The Arts Weekly
By Karla Klein Albertson
August 30, 2022
“This exhibition of scenic backdrops, made between 1938 and 1968, celebrates an essential art form nearly forgotten”
Associated Press
Video
Apr 12, 2022
"The first museum show dedicated to Hollywood’s painted backdrops at the Boca Raton Museum of Art"
Palm Beach Illustrated
By Staff
April 14, 2022
"Hollywood’s Most Prolific Art Comes to Boca Raton"
Telemundo
Video
April, 2022
"Art of the Hollywood Backdrop at Boca Raton Museum of Art"
New York Post
By Selim Algar
May 13, 2022
"Florida museum features massive scenic backdrops from iconic films"
Miami ArtZine
By Irene Sperber, Art Critic
May 4, 2022
"A comprehensive overview of the special niche talent of a group of artists in the Hollywood movie industry"
USA Today
Video
April 12, 2022
"Iconic Hollywood history and backdrops on display at Boca Raton Museum of Art"
Palm Beach Post
11 Photos
May 11, 2022
"Iconic Hollywood history and backdrops on display at Boca Raton Museum of Art"
Metropolis
By Anna Elise Anderson
May 20, 2022
"South Florida exhibition celebrates the value and artistry of the lifelike artwork behind some of Hollywood’s most beloved movie scenes"
ABC 7 News - Los Angeles
ABC7.com Video
April 12, 2022
"In Florida's Boca Raton Museum of Art, a new exhibit features historic, original backdrops which debuted during Hollywood's Golden Age"
Musée Magazine
By Megan May Walsh
April 21, 2022
"Resembling the world building pages of a pop-up book, Art of the Hollywood Backdrops brings 100 years of Hollywood’s most monumental sets before the lens of the camera"