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Gone With the Wind Paint Book

Gone With the Wind Paint Book

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Description
Gone With the Wind Paint Book: Pictures of the Old South from the Screenplay. The Merrill Publishing Company published this 44-page paint book that includes pictures and texts of the movie set and typical "costumes, people and plantations of the Historic South." Copious notes were also made by the book's owner in black ink, inside front and back covers, about the film stars.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Paint Book
Date made
1940
associated institution
MGM
depicted
Leigh, Vivien
McQueen, Butterfly
Gable, Clark
publisher
Merrill Publishing Company
maker
Merrill Publishing Company
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Measurements
overall: 15 in x 10 in; 38.1 cm x 25.4 cm
ID Number
2001.3007.27
nonaccession number
2001.3007
catalog number
2001.3007.27
Credit Line
Gift of Donald E. Grepke in memory of Carolyn Grepke
subject
Motion Pictures
Gone With the Wind
Civil War
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Movie Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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