- TitleLotte Reiniger animation artwork for THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)(inclusive)circa 1926
- Description
1 item(s) of artworks
- Summary
The Lotte Reiniger animation artwork for THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED contains the "Warrior" shadow puppet from THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED (1926), plus letters from Lissi Ellen Danelius and from the donors, explaining the item's provenance. THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED is a 1926 German animated fairytale film by Lotte Reiniger. It is the oldest surviving animated feature film.
- BiographyLotte Reiniger was an animation artist, active in film from the mid-1920s, who developed a unique and distinctive style of black and white silhouette animation in her interpretations of classic myths and fairy tales.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Steven A. Moszkowski and Esther Kleitman, 2014.
- Preferred citationLotte Reiniger animation artwork for THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 1851
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
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