DAY OF THE LOCUST

Original British 30 inch x 40 inch Quad Poster for the 1975 John Schlesinger Drama THE DAY OF THE LOCUST, based on the short novel by Nathaniel West and starring Donald Sutherland, William Atherton, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, Geraldine Page, Richard A. Dysart, Bo Hopkins, Pepe Serna, Lelia Goldoni, Billy Barty and Jackie Haley.

Atherton stars as an art director in 1930s Hollywood heading for a nervous breakdown due to all the lunacy taking place around him. A compelling attempt by Schlesinger, which depresses and digresses, relishing the eccentricity of the smallest roles or events but aways catching the eye and stimulating the mind.

Poster art by David Edward Byrd (1930 – 1998). Born in 1941 in Cleveland, Tennessee, Byrd is an American graphic artist, designer, illustrator and painter known primarily for his poster designs.

The poster is in very good folded condition with a few pinholes and a couple of minor cross fold tears.