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New York Facility Casts Oscar Statuettes Closer to Original
Polich Tallix, Rock Tavern, New
York, produced the Oscar statuettes for this year’s Academy Awards. Last year, the Academy of Mo-
tion Picture Arts and Sciences looked to make the trophies more closely resemble their original form from when they were fi rst cast and sculpted. According to an item on Polich
Tallix’s website, the 2016 award was modeled after scans of a 1929 Oscar and also one from 2015. “With the help of some 21st centu-
ry technology, we’re able to honor the Oscar’s proud beginnings,” academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said. “T e new statuette exemplifi es impec- cable craftsmanship and the enduring nature of art.” The trophies took around 50 days
to complete and were coated with 24-karat gold. The trophies were cast in liquid bronze and are 13.5 in. and weigh 8.5 lbs. “Polich Tallix has made many of
such awards honoring all manners of accomplishment but never before an object of such renowned and instant recognition,” said Dick Polich, founder. Over the last 34 years, the Oscar stauettes had been produced by R.S. Owens & Company, Chicago. ■
The gates are removed for the 2016 Oscar statuettes.
The fi nished gold-plated statuettes, which were presented at the Oscars, are shown.
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Photo courtesy of Polich Tallix.
Photo courtesy of Polich Tallix.
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