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ANATOMY OF AN OSCAR PRINT

ANATOMY OF AN OSCAR PRINT

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Academy Museum Store Exclusive 12in x 18in print. We designed this collection depicting the statuette's design features: a stylized figure of a knight holding a crusader's sword while standing on a reel of film with five spokes signifying the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians, and writers).

 
When the Oscar® debuted, it was known as The Academy Award® of Merit. With the original design on paper done by Cedric Gibbons in 1927, it was first seen on the cover the November 1927 Academy magazine. George Stanley started work on statuette design in Fall 1928 through early 1929, and the first statuettes were handed out in 1929. 

FUN OSCAR FACTS:

Official Name: Academy Award® of Merit
Height: 13½ inches
Weight: 8½ pounds
Number of Awards Presented: 3,391
Designer: Cedric Gibbons, chief art director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sculptor: Los Angeles artist George Stanley
Manufacturer: UAP Polich Tallix
Manufacturing Time: Three months for 50 statuettes
 
Oscars Statuette ©A.M.P.A.S®
 
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