Ghanaian Movie Poster: Attack

A crowned woman rises from the surf and sends bolts at a man on the beach

This movie poster is from Ghana, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is paint on flour sack canvas. Ghana's mobile cinema began in the late 1980s, when entrepreneurs with a TV, VCR and portable generator screened films in villages and underserved city areas, selling tickets to the evening shows. A bright painted scene with a red border and bold lettering at the top. A crowned woman with a fish tail holds a star wand over turquoise waves. A man in a green suit falls on the sand holding a red book. Edges are rough and worn. It is 47 inches wide and 57 high.

A sign painter with flair, drama and a beautiful ocean in one frame.