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ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES Collection Highlights

OVERVIEW The Academy Museum will draw from the unparalleled collection of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, which contains a vast range of motion picture production and history-related objects and technology, works on paper, still and moving images covering the history of motion picture in the and throughout the world. The collections include more than 12 million photographs, 190,000 and video assets, 80,000 screenplays, 61,000 posters, and 104,000 pieces of production art. The collection also includes more than 1,600 special collections of film legends such as , , , and . These special collections contain production files, personal correspondence, clippings, contracts, manuscripts, scrapbooks, storyboards, and more. The Academy’s collecting divisions work collaboratively to acquire, preserve, digitize, and exhibit the broad range of materials entrusted to their care by generations of filmmakers and collectors.

The Academy Museum has actively been acquiring three-dimensional motion picture objects since 2008. Its holdings now number approximately 2,500 items representing motion picture technology, costume design, production design, makeup and hairstyling, promotional materials and memorabilia, and awards.

MOTION PICTURE TECHNOLOGY The collection includes examples of pre-cinema devices, early and modern motion picture cameras and projectors, sound, editing and lighting equipment, and other landmark inventions that have advanced the filmmaking arts, such as: • ’s original Bell & Howell 2709 film camera • Oskar Fischinger Lumigraph and original artwork, flip books, etc. • The original production-used and two prototypes, created by Garrett Brown • Original Moviola attributed to RKO studios and editor Ted Cheesman for (1933)

COSTUME DESIGN Costume design is represented by a range of wardrobe created for from the silent era to the present, for iconic performances from dramas, musicals, comedies, epics, , and historical films. Key pieces include: • Mary Pickford-worn taupe corduroy ensemble from Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) • Adrian-designed headdress from Mata Hari (1931) worn by Greta Garbo • Ruby slippers and a munchkin soldier jacket from The Wizard of Oz (1939), both conceived by Adrian • Humphrey Bogart’s suit from The Big Sleep (1941)

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• Peacock feathered dress designed by Orry-Kelly and worn by Leslie Caron in An American in (1951) • ’s iconic dress designed by for A Place in the Sun (1951) • Striped suit worn by in Chinatown (1974), designed by Anthea Sylbert • The complete blue warrior costume from (1982), which was designed by Rosanna Norton and Elois Jenssen • Ensemble and accessories worn by Salma Hayek in (2002) designed by • Lavish costumes designed by that appeared in (2000), The Fall (2006), Immortals (2011), and Mirror, Mirror (2012) • Outfit worn by in Dallas Buyers Club (2013), conceived by Kurt and Bart, Inc.

PRODUCTION DESIGN Production design objects include a wide variety of props (set and hand props, including screen-used weapons), set decoration items, matte paintings, set models, miniatures, and motion picture creatures (, models, puppets, and maquettes). Highlights include: • Original, screen-used doors to Rick’s Café Américain from Casablanca (1942) • Tablets from The Ten Commandments (1956) • Dagger from Ben Hur (1959) • Set decoration items from Norman Bates’ home in Psycho (1960) • Scepter from Cleopatra (1963) • Aries 1B spaceship model from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) • The only surviving full-sized shark model made from the original mold used on Jaws (1975) • Creature head from (1979), designed by H.R. Giger • Rick Baker’s landmark “Change-O” head for the transformation sequences in American Werewolf in London (1981) • Gorilla hand armature with hydrolics from King Kong (1976) • Jack Skellington puppet heads from ’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1992) and James and the Giant Peach (1996) • Animatronic General Otmin head and companion character costume from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) • The Parisian train station clock from Hugo (2011), designed by Dante Ferretti

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING Makeup and hairstyling objects span a range of realistic and fantasy makeups, and include face appliances, makeup busts, life masks, wigs, and makeup cases owned and used by prominent performers and makeup artists.

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Examples include: • Harpo Marx’s iconic wig, hat, makeup bag, and stage makeup used throughout the actor’s stage career and later television and film appearances • Gorilla soldier head from Planet of the Apes (1968) • William Tuttle’s makeup kit and chair • Dick Smith’s set-used makeup kits, various liquid makeup and molds from films such as The Godfather (1972), The Exorcist (1973), and Deer Hunter (1978) • Life masks of Grace Kelly and

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS & MEMORABILIA The Academy collection includes marketing and promotional material generated by film distributors and others, for industry, in-theater publicity purposes or for the general public. Objects can be tied to the launch of specific films, the enduring appeal of a beloved star, or highly sought-after 'collectibles' that are generated around a popular film franchise. • A Gone with the Wind embroidery kit (1939) • Promotional suitcase press kit from (1990) • Standees for such films as Superman (1978) and (2001)

AWARDS The Academy holds an impressive collection of Academy Award statuettes which have been donated back to the Academy by Oscar winners and their heirs. These statuettes represent the full nine decades of Academy Award history, and the broad range of filmmaking crafts and film formats that are recognized by the Academy annually.

RECENT AND PARTIAL GIFTS The Museum and the Academy continue to acquire objects for their collections. Highlights of recent acquisitions collections include: • Company and the Henson Family: Creatures, costumes, animatronics, props, posters, and memorabilia from Jim Henson films such as The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986) including David Bowie’s famed ensemble from Labyrinth and the eponymous Dark Crystal. Collection also contains works on paper, including costume designs. • Mattel, Inc.: Couture ensembles worn by Elizabeth Taylor (1970), (1993), and Sharon Stone (1995) while presenting at the . • LAIKA: Handmade characters and a set from Coraline (2009), Paranorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014), and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) • Animation Studios: A large-scale and operational 3D zoetrope that depicts 18 sculptures on each row

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• Shirley Temple Black Foundation: The miniature Oscar presented to Shirley Temple at the 1934 Academy Awards in recognition of her screen work that year; tap shoes and portable wooden practice-steps given to her by legendary dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson for their famed stair dance routine in 1934's The Little Colonel; the star’s first set-chair from Fox Studios; and the ornate Los Angeles public-school system desk she used for her daily lessons on the Fox lot. • Akram Miknas Pre-Cinema Collection: A historically significant collection of technology and equipment from pre- and early days of cinema, including cameras, magic lanterns, stereoviewers, zoetropes, zograscopes, camera obscuras, phenakistiscopes, plus world-class examples of peepshows and shadow theater, previously exhibited at the Dubai Moving Image Museum. • Universal Studios and : A child-size mermaid tail from Splash (1984), a scale miniature space capsule from Apollo 13 (1995), and costumes and set decoration items from How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) • Anjelica Huston: Film costumes and accessories from the actress’s films, including the iconic black gown featured in The Addams Family (1991), (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Material Girls (2006), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011) • Jeffrey Kurland: Approximately 30 costumes from such films as (1985), Radio Days (1987), Alice (1990), and (1994) • JC Backings: Collection of full-sized painted backdrops from films such as Little Women (1949), Madame Bovary (1949), The Band Wagon (1953), North by Northwest (1959), and Cimarron (1960)

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ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES Additional Collecting Branches

THE ACADEMY FILM ARCHIVE Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, documentation, exhibition, and study of motion pictures, the Academy Film Archive is home to one of the most diverse and extensive motion picture collections in the world, including the personal collections of such filmmakers as Alfred Hitchcock, Tacita Dean, Margaret Honda, Gus Van Sant, Cecil B. DeMille, Barbara Hammer, George Stevens, Cauleen Smith, Penelope Spheeris, , Sam Peckinpah, and Jim Jarmusch.

The Academy Film Archive, established in 1991, has restored over 1,000 films and holds over 190,000 items, including all of the Oscar-winning films in the Best Picture category, all the Oscar-winning documentaries, and many Oscar- nominated films in all categories.

The Academy Film Archive also holds the world’s largest collection of movie trailers, an extensive home movie collection, and an impressive array of independent and , in addition to international and productions. They are a global leader in the preservation and restoration of film, and one of the world’s largest repositories of 35mm and 70mm film prints.

THE The Margaret Herrick Library is a world-renowned, non-circulating reference and research collection devoted to the history and development of the motion picture as an art form and as an industry. Established in 1928, a year after the Academy was founded, the Library moved to its current Beverly Hills location in 1991. The Library includes the following areas of focus:

Special Collections: More than 1,600 collections document the product and activities of companies and organizations as well as the careers of producers, directors, writers, actors, , art directors, costume designers, composers, makeup artists, animators, columnists, publicists, executives and others who have made a significant contribution to the industry. Collected material includes production files, scripts, correspondence, clippings, contracts, manuscripts, notes, scrapbooks, sheet music, music scores, and recorded sound. Manuscript collections include the papers of Alfred Hitchcock, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, John Huston, George Stevens and the Production Code Administration files.

Photography: The Library’s more than 12 million photographs include film scenes, behind-the-scenes production shots and research photos; candid and publicity photos of individuals; and images of premieres, studios, theaters, equipment, residences and Hollywood landmarks. While the majority are original black-and-

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white photographs, there are also negatives (black-and-white and color), color slides and transparencies, film frames, glass negatives and glass slides. Photography-based collections include: Cecil B. DeMille photographs, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer production and biography photographs, photographs, and the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers collection.

Graphic Arts: The Library’s Graphic Arts Collection is comprised of posters and production art. The poster collection includes more than 61,000 items representing cinema from some of its earliest attractions to current theatrical releases. The collection is international in its scope and encompasses both studio releases and independent productions. Poster holdings include the Edward Mapp collection, the Stephen Chin collection on kung fu films and the Richard Koszarski Polish poster collection. The Production Art Collection includes production and costume design drawings, storyboards, title art and animations cels and backgrounds documenting over eighty years of motion picture design. There are more than 104,000 pieces from the working papers of designers such as Leo K. Kuter, Theadora Van Runkle and William Tuttle, collectors like Leonard Stanley and professional organizations including the and the Art Directors Guild.

Academy Awards History: The Academy Library is the premiere research facility for information and materials on the history of the Oscars and the Academy as an institution. Since 1929, the Academy's best-known event is the annual Academy Awards presentation and the Library includes extensive holdings documenting the ceremonies and related events. Photographic coverage includes arrivals, presentations, backstage activities and the Governors Ball. Manuscript materials include transcripts, show programs, invitations and tickets, posters, and sizable clipping files. The Library’s holdings also include materials from events related to the Oscars such as the Governors Awards and Scientific and Technical Awards ceremonies, the Nominees Luncheon, and nominations announcements.

Books and Publications: Books and Publications: Currently the library’s monographic collection holds more than 32,000 books and each year more than 1,500 titles are added. The collection is comprehensive in scope and covers all aspects of filmmaking, film history and related fields, and encompasses early pre- cinema years to present. The collection includes popular and scholarly works on a wide range of topics including worldwide film history; reference works and general film history; biographies and career studies of actors and filmmakers; and an extensive selection of film genre books ranging from adventure films to Westerns. The collection also includes works on every aspect of technical filmmaking processes, from screenwriting to marketing and exhibition. Recent acquisitions include scholarship related to new developments surrounding the issues of digital filmmaking.

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Core Collection Files: The Core Collection Files contain articles clipped from a wide range of newspapers and magazines, studio press releases, publicity and advertising material, and photographs.

Categories include production files, biography files, subject files, and awards and festivals files. The files document more than a hundred years of films and filmmaking. New material is continually added to the files, making them an invaluable resource not only on the history of cinema but also to the contemporary motion picture industry.

Periodicals: The Library’s periodical holdings of more than 4,000 titles cover all aspects of filmmaking from the turn of the 20th century to the present day. The foundation of the collection is built on a comprehensive collection of industry trade publications that date back to1906; a wide-ranging collection of beautiful and valuable fan magazines, and hundreds of exceptionally rare studio publications.

Screenplays: The library began actively acquiring scripts in the early 1930s and has built an extraordinary collection that comprises more than 80,000 published and unpublished scripts dating from 1910. The core of the collection of scripts focuses primarily on American feature films, however it also includes screenplays for early silent productions, foreign language films, documentaries, animated features, and shorts; including scripts for Best Picture Academy Awards and Best Screenwriter Academy Awards and many other Academy nominated films. Many of the collections screenplays are rare unpublished versions in variant forms, from step outlines and treatments to first drafts, revised and final drafts, and cutting continuities. Script acquisitions from current productions are added to the collection on a daily basis.

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