Certificate of nomination from the Academy Awards issued to Lonne Elder III
date: label: Date
content: 1972
name: label: Distributed by
content: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American, founded 1927
label: Owned by
content: Lonne Elder III, American, 1927 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: Lonne Elder III, American, 1927 - 1996
label: Signed by
content: Daniel Taradash, American, 1913 - 2003
label: Signed by
content: Hal Elias, American, 1899 - 1993
label: Manufactured by
content: Perma Plaque Corp., American, founded 1948
notes: label: Description
content: An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Certificate for Nomination for Award issued to Lonne Elder III for the screenplay for the film Sounder. The certificate is printed in black ink on grey and white paper with a gold border. The left side of the certificate is grey with an image of an Oscar statue at top and "THE / ACADEMY / OF / MOTION / PICTURE / ARTS / AND / SCIENCES" printed in white ink below it. The certificate is adhered to a black piece of wood and is lacquered. The certificate reads "CERTIFICATE / OF / NOMINATION / FOR / AWARD / Be it known that / LONNE ELDER III / was nominated for an / ACADEMY AWARD OF MERIT / for outstanding achievement / Screenplay / “SOUNDER” / This judgement being rendered with reference to Motion Pictures / first regularly exhibited in Los Angeles district / during the year ending December 31, 1972." The certificate is signed by David Tabardash and Hal Elias in the bottom right corner. The back of the plaque has a rectangular metal hook with a sticker for the manufacturer, Perma Plaque Corp., below it. An embossed mark for Perma Plaque Corp. is also in the bottom left corner. The back has two felt pads adhered to the bottom corners.
place: label: Place made
content: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hollywood (Film)
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.82.1
objectType: label: Type
content: plaques
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood with ink on paper (fiber product) , metal , lacquer and felt
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 3/4 × 12 × 1/2 in. (34.9 × 30.5 × 1.3 cm)