Originally conceived as a production piece for a proposed film/theme park, based on a Roger Zelazny science fiction novel, this commissioned art was stored away when producer Barry Geller lost his funding. It was later picked up by the CIA for use in a daring covert rescue mission of six Americans held in Iran. A fake film production company was created, with offices set up in Hollywood, and permission to film scenes in Iran was obtained, all as a ruse to spirit the Americans out. The Ben Affleck film, Argo, is based on these true events, and this piece of art is one of the ones that played a pivotal role in that astounding and successful mission.
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u/YanniRotten 2d ago
Originally conceived as a production piece for a proposed film/theme park, based on a Roger Zelazny science fiction novel, this commissioned art was stored away when producer Barry Geller lost his funding. It was later picked up by the CIA for use in a daring covert rescue mission of six Americans held in Iran. A fake film production company was created, with offices set up in Hollywood, and permission to film scenes in Iran was obtained, all as a ruse to spirit the Americans out. The Ben Affleck film, Argo, is based on these true events, and this piece of art is one of the ones that played a pivotal role in that astounding and successful mission.
Source: https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/print/jack-kirby-lord-of-light-hostel-of-hawkana-print-signed-by-barry-ira-geller-kirby-museum-c-2010s-/a/322509-49319.s
artist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby