Alexander Davion in 'The Plague of the Zombies'
- Made:
- 1965
A photograph taken during production of actor Alexander Davion wearing Denver's mask for his role in the film 'The Plague of the Zombies' (1966), by an unknown photographer in 1965. Roy Ashton (1909-1995) created Denver's mask. The voodoo masks that Ashton made were based upon his research into the tradition, and his investigation of voodoo ceremonies in the Caribbean Islands. This horned mask was inspired by icons from South African tribes.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Roy Ashton & Phil Leakey Collection
- Object Number:
- 2000-5000/113
- type:
- photograph and gelatin silver print
- credit:
- National Media Museum, Bradford
