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Columbia Pictures (America) Logo History 1928-Present. Background: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film studio and production company that is a member of the Sony...
Note: For variations of these logos, see On-Screen Variations. Columbia Pictures was founded on January 10, 1924 as Columbia Pictures Corporation. For their first films, the company used an illustration featuring a female Roman soldier holding a shield in her left hand and a stick of wheat in...
May 14, 2024 · The Columbia logo's overhaul came about when Sony (who bought Columbia Pictures in 1989) commissioned illustrator Michael J. Deas to paint a new version of the Torch Lady, marking the first major change to the lady's design since 1936.
The company rebranded in 1924 and revealed the first official Columbia Pictures logo. This time the logo showed an oval shape with a woman in the center and the company name above it. This design was entirely in black and white, with only a rough outline of the woman instead of a full design.
Feb 20, 2022 · Feb 20, 2022. Phil Mistry. The iconic logo of the lady holding the torch that you currently see at the beginning of every Columbia Pictures movie was born in the apartment of Pulitzer...
Jan 19, 2012 · 1924-1928. Before the Torch lady appeared in 1928 the studio used the image of a female Roman Soldier holding a stick and a shield. 1928-1936. In this version the Torch Lady had a headdress and had rays on the torch that flickered. 1936-1976. This updated version removed the headdress and a pedestal was added. 1961-1976.
May 13, 2024 · The 1928 logo is shown without the company name. The practice of showing the Columbia logo sans company name predates the variations seen on Cowboy, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Good Neighbor Sam and Flight of the Doves. Gun Fury (1953): The logo is shown in a greenish-brown tint.
