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It also adorned billboards, magazine ads and theater programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cFor most of America, this was the first time they got a glimpse of the galaxy far, far away,\u201d said Charles Epting, the director of pop culture and historical consignments at Heritage Auctions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cStar Wars\u201d producer Gary Kurtz kept the original painting and hung it on his office wall before passing it down to his daughter. The Kurtz family later put the work up for sale at the Dallas headquarters of Heritage Auctions, where bidding started at $1 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The sale set records for highest selling piece of memorabilia from the film franchise, and in general, for any movie poster artwork, Epting said. The buyer, whose winning bid came in through the website, has chosen to keep his identity private.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>Prior to this, the highest price for franchise memorabilia was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/darth-vaders-lightsaber-indiana-jones-bullwhip-to-be-auctioned-f286417fe93942599c3a87321389122c\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Darth Vader\u2019s lightsaber\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"693af1e2e4b0455a070f47e7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/darth-vaders-lightsaber-indiana-jones-bullwhip-to-be-auctioned-f286417fe93942599c3a87321389122c\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\">Darth Vader\u2019s lightsaber<\/a> which sold at auction for $3.6 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cStar Wars\u201d is one of the highest-grossing movie franchises of all time since its 1977 debut, starring Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker. The original was followed by sequels and prequels, and spawned offshoot books, movies and other <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/andor-star-wars-diego-luna-tony-gilroy-9dd1e7e4189bb7f5d2091528818b2671\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"series\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"693af1e2e4b0455a070f47e7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/andor-star-wars-diego-luna-tony-gilroy-9dd1e7e4189bb7f5d2091528818b2671\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">series<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/star-wars-japan-lucasfilm-starfighter-gosling-09b78b965d402010ba7cd11be61eb633\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Its fans\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"693af1e2e4b0455a070f47e7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/star-wars-japan-lucasfilm-starfighter-gosling-09b78b965d402010ba7cd11be61eb633\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\">Its fans<\/a> span <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-star-wars-lightsaber-skywalker-c4459dc7f213c324465647d4add78bb4\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"the globe\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"693af1e2e4b0455a070f47e7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-star-wars-lightsaber-skywalker-c4459dc7f213c324465647d4add78bb4\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\">the globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>One side of the painting shows Skywalker holding up a lightsaber behind Princess Leia. Darth Vader looms over them in the background. On the other, a team of X-wing starfighters is launching an attack. Han Solo and Skywalker are depicted receiving medals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>In the lower right hand corner are R2-D2 and C-3PO, which were added at the last minute, Epting said. The droids are absent from the early reproductions of the painting and later appeared when the movie poster and the billboard were produced. The exact date of the latter is unknown but it was around June or July 1977, Epting said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cYou can watch the evolution of this piece and how they were figuring out what was important to include, what are we going to represent, what\u2019s going to draw people in,\u201d Epting said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>The painting is not just film memorabilia but is also a cultural artifact and part of American history, Epting said. The emotional connection that people form with \u201cStar Wars\u201d movies also helps explain the sales price, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"primary-cli cli cli-text \">\n<p>\u201cAnyone who\u2019s seen these movies or the marketing materials around it \u2014 you see this piece, your heart starts racing,\u201d Epting said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-sized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"The painting that introduced &quot;Star Wars\u201d to the world nearly 50 years ago \u2014 and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster \u2014 sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million. The acrylic and airbrush painting by the artist and movie poster designer Tom Jung first appeared in newspaper advertisements on May 13, 1977, a little less than two weeks before the space epic created by George Lucas opened. It also adorned billboards, magazine ads and theater programs. (Heritage Auctions via AP)\" width=\"720\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/693af2cf1900000a5a7f3dad.jpg?cache=q4CtUkq6gH&amp;ops=scalefit_720_noupscale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/693af2cf1900000a5a7f3dad.jpg?cache=q4CtUkq6gH&amp;ops=scalefit_720_noupscale 1x, https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/693af2cf1900000a5a7f3dad.jpg?cache=q4CtUkq6gH&amp;ops=scalefit_1440 2x\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cli-image__source-wrapper\">The painting that introduced <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/search?q=%22Star+Wars%22#nt=navsearch\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"&quot;Star Wars\u201d\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"693af1e2e4b0455a070f47e7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/search?q=%22Star+Wars%22#nt=navsearch\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"6\">&#8220;Star Wars\u201d<\/a> to the world nearly 50 years ago \u2014 and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster \u2014 sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million. The acrylic and airbrush painting by the artist and movie poster designer Tom Jung first appeared in newspaper advertisements on May 13, 1977, a little less than two weeks before the space epic created by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/george-lucas-cannes-palme-dor-2a81c00d74bf5709b2f9d9927c00c7e7\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"George Lucas\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"693af1e2e4b0455a070f47e7\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/george-lucas-cannes-palme-dor-2a81c00d74bf5709b2f9d9927c00c7e7\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"7\">George Lucas<\/a> opened. It also adorned billboards, magazine ads and theater programs. (Heritage Auctions via AP)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The painting that introduced \u201cStar Wars\u201d to the world nearly 50 years ago \u2014 and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster \u2014 sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million. 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