Rita Hayworth. Can you get her?

September 25, 2007 9:07 PM

Where can I find the classic Rita Hayworth pinup as a poster?

It's the classic image from Life magazine of her on the bed that Andy asks Red for in The Shawshank Redemption. I can find hundreds of Rita Hayworth posters online, including various publicity stills and movie poster reproductions. I can find an 8x10 of it for sale on ebay pretty much constantly. What I want is a larger 24x36 (or so) poster of the image. Alternatively, can someone tell me if this is a pipe dream due to it being from Life magazine? I suspect this might be the case, though I think it's odd I can find 8x10s of it.

posted by Nabubrush to Media & Arts (5 answers total)

Best answer: It's image #50371788 at TimeLifePictures which is own by the Getty Archives. You might try this Link . If we're lucky that will take you to a page with the picture on it (I did a search on 'Rita Hayworth' and it was on page 4 of 4 results). You have to create an account to calculate the price of a print - and, of course, there may be restrictions.
posted by nightwood at 9:23 PM on September 25, 2007

I think a poster that size would be quite hard to find. Might I suggest buying an 8x10 picture and enlarging it at Kinko's?
posted by lain at 9:35 PM on September 25, 2007

I just had a thought - Nabubrush - you aren't asking this question from prison, are you?
posted by nightwood at 9:36 PM on September 25, 2007 [2 favorites]

Best answer: If you do license the image from Getty, be sure to bring the receipt and full license with you when you take it to be printed. A lot of places will refuse to print anything that looks like a pro shot it, on the grounds that you must surely be a copyright infringer. You may have to sit down with the manager and prove you have the right to make the print.
posted by nakedcodemonkey at 10:30 PM on September 25, 2007

Response by poster: Of course it all makes sense after seeing that site. Looks like to license that image, the least expensive option is around $250. Thanks for all the help!
posted by Nabubrush at 7:08 AM on September 26, 2007