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The Columbia Pictures logo, featuring the Torch Lady, a woman carrying a torch and wearing a drape (representing Columbia, a personification of the United States), has gone through five major changes.
14 de oct. de 2017 · Undoubtedly one of the most recognizable logos in the film industry is Columbia Pictures’ which prominently features a lady that probably reminds people about the Statue of Liberty, more or less. So what’s the story behind this logo and who is that lady?
- The Story Behind The Photo Shoot
- An Apartment Studio with Simple Props
- The ‘Torch Lady’ Portrait That Became An Iconic Logo
- A Long and Successful Career in Photography
It all started when Anderson’s friend, the talented illustrator Michael J. Deas,who has designed 16 commemorative stamps for the US Postal Service, asked the photographer to shoot a reference photo for a painting. At the time, she had no idea how iconic the artwork would eventually become. “Michael had a vision for the piece,” Anderson tells PetaPi...
“After moving my dining room table out of the way and converting the living room into a studio, I set up a mottled gray backdrop. I placed a couple of boxes on the floor to let the fabric drape. I put a Polaroid back on the Hasselblad camera to start with some test shots.” In the old days of film, a kind of early “chimping” was still prevalent, esp...
Anderson was delighted with the images she produced that day. The photographer has shot many reference photos for Deas over the years, including book covers and commissioned portraits. However, none have equaled the movie logo’s fame. Comparing the original photo by Anderson to the finished logo artwork by Deas, one can see how closely the artist s...
Anderson first picked up a camera in college and has never looked back. She says she is happy to have been a part of the glory days of print journalism when she was a staff photographer at The Times-Picayunenewspaper for 28 years. In 2006, her coverage of Hurricane Katrina was included in the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the newspaper. And...
Nicknames: "Early Torch Lady", "Sparkler Torch Lady", "'20s Torch Lady", "Torch Lady"Logo: We see a medium shot of a lady (Columbia, a representation of the ...
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21 de feb. de 2022 · Adopted as the Columbia Pictures' namesake and logo in 1924, the company sketched their new heroine with a torch raised high like Lady Liberty. Her classical clothing was adorned with American flag drapery for a mid-century update. Her torch is depicted as casting bright rays of light.
29 de may. de 2023 · In its early days, the film studio featured a female Roman soldier holding a shield in her left hand as its lead image, before it was updated in 1928 to a woman with a draped flag and torch.
Property News: A four-bedroom family home with just one bathroom has changed hands for a seven-figure sum. She's one of the most recognised faces in modern cinema history, but the story behind how the Columbia Pict...
