This is a fine art lithograph. It’s an original work of fine art which was produced at the prestigious S2 Atelier in New York City in 1998. It was inspired by a poster first created in 1903. These fine art lithographs are recreations of the original. Great care was taken to precisely re-create the artists original image. Most of the chromists hand draw directly onto specially prepared surfaces that are then transferred onto lithographic plates. Lithography involves creating hand drawn plates, one for each color, which are then ‘pulled’ through antique printing presses one color at a time. The resulting lithograph is in pure color, as opposed to the dot structure which occurs in the photographic process of modern printing. At the heart of the S2 Atelier are it’s two rare, French made Marinoni Voirin ‘editioning’ printing presses ‘ they both date back to the mid 19th century. These are the best fine art lithographs made in the industry today. You cannot find anything better than these. America discovered Oz in 1900 when L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was published. Oz – America’s first and favorite fairyland – was an instant hit and was the best selling children’s book of that year. In 1939, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released its Technicolor musical version of “The Wizard of Oz.” It is estimated that well over one billion people have seen the “Wizard of Oz,” making it the most watched movie of all time.Although the artist who created this poster in 1903 for the Broadway stage production is unknown, the spirit of the character (“If I Only Had A Brain”) and the good nature of the character played in the movie version by Ray Bolger, has come to be a symbol of gentleness and kindness through generations of theatergoers and movie fans throughout the world.”