Tony Nourmand
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Tony Nourmand is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of R|A|P.

Tony comes to publishing from a successful career in gallery ownership, art and film. Tony was the consultant for vintage movie posters at Christie’s, London from 1992 to 2003, where he was instrumental in transforming the market in movie posters from obscurity into a globally collected art form, with examples commanding six figure sums at auction. He co-founded the world’s leading gallery in original film posters, which he owned for over 20 years and has been instrumental in forming some of the world’s leading private and public collections on original movie posters. He has exhibited worldwide, working with such leading institutions as the Design Museum, the ICA, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; and the Suntory Museum in Japan.

Prior to founding Reel Art Press, Tony edited over 20 books on the subject of movie posters and film. They have sold over a million copies worldwide and are recognized as authoritative texts. Titles include 100 Movie Posters, Separate Cinema, James Bond Movie Posters, Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount YearsThe Godfather in Pictures and Stars and Cars. He also co-authored Hitchcock Poster Art and co-edited a series of books with Graham Marsh on movie poster art by the decade and by genre.

Tony Nourmand