University of Wyoming
Dwight M. Cleveland was a world-renowned movie poster collector known for his extensive and significant collection of Hollywood movie posters. Born in 1958, Cleveland developed an interest in movie posters during his time at the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts, inspired by his art teacher who was also a collector. He began collecting in 1977 and became recognized as an expert on the history of film posters as advertising. Cleveland curated numerous poster exhibitions and authored the book “Cinema on Paper: The Graphic Genius of Movie Posters” in 2019. He served as an associate visual cultural curator at Dartmouth University, amassing a collection of more than 3,000 posters and related cinematic ephemera by focusing on the best films, actors, actresses, and directors in Hollywood history.
This collection contains 28 movie posters and lobby cards from the Dwight M. Cleveland Movie Poster collection. The posters focus on Western films, especially those whose stories took place in Wyoming. It also focuses on western and Wyoming films made during World War II and the aftermath.
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This material was received from Dwight M. Cleveland in October of 2023.
The collection was processed by Brittany Heye in July of 2024.
Dwight M. Cleveland Silent Western Lobby Cards. Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Dwight Cleveland collection of posters. Online Archive of California, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library.