Joe Alves Autographs
Joseph Manuel Alves (born May 21, 1936) is an American film production designer, perhaps best known for his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the first three films of the Jaws franchise. He directed the third installment Jaws 3-D.
Alves has designed three features for Steven Spielberg, firstly for The Sugarland Express. He designed the three mechanical sharks for the movie Jaws (1975) with mechanical effects man Bob Mattey supervising their physical construction in Sun Valley CA. After the sharks were completed, they were trucked to the shooting location, but unfortunately they had not been tested in water causing a series of delays that have become quite legendary over time.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction and won the BAFTA for Best Art Direction for his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
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Traded items with a signature of Joe Alves
The most expensive item with a signature of Joe Alves (JAWS Original Production Used Storyboard Joe Alves Autograph sketch Hooper Quint) was sold in April 2026 for $2,500.00 while the cheapest item (Joe Alves Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo Set Designer Director Jaws Auto) found a new owner for $0.01 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (4) was January 2026 with an average selling price of $68.50 for an autographed item of Joe Alves. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2026 with $2,500.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.25 was September 2023. In average, an autographed item from Joe Alves is worth $23.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Joe Alves were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 9 JAWS Storyboards Signed By Joe Alves Autographed and Illustrated! SO RARE | $1,975.00 |  |
| 9 JAWS Storyboards Signed By Joe Alves Autographed and Illustrated! SO RARE | $1,975.00 | |
 | Autographed Joe Alves JAWS sketch 3x5 index card w/coa JAWS PRODUCTION DESIGNER | $22.94 | |
| Designing Jaws Book SIGNED 2x wSHARK SKETCH By Joe Alves /Prince CATALINA 1st ED | $67.00 | |
| Designing Jaws Book SIGNED 2x wSHARK SKETCH By Joe Alves /Prince CATALINA 1st ED | $67.00 | |
 | JAWS Original Production Used Storyboard Joe Alves Autograph sketch Hooper Quint | $2,500.00 | |
| JAWS Original Production Used Storyboard Joe Alves Autograph sketch Hooper Quint | $2,500.00 | |
| Joe Alves - Jaws 8x10 Signed To Bert | $31.00 | |
| Joe Alves - Jaws 8x10 Signed To Bert | $31.00 | |
| Joe Alves signed autograph 3x5 cut Production Designer Jaws PSA Stickered | $140.00 | |
| Joe Alves signed autograph 3x5 cut Production Designer Jaws PSA Stickered | $140.00 | |
| Joe Alves signed autograph 3x5 cut Production Designer Jaws Sketch BAS Sticker | $70.00 | |
| Joe Alves signed autograph 3x5 cut Production Designer Jaws Sketch BAS Sticker | $70.00 | |
| Joe Alves signed autographed 3x5 index card Jaws Production Designer -To: Robert | $28.99 | |
| Joe Alves signed autographed 3x5 index card Jaws Production Designer -To: Robert | $28.99 | |
