the art snob
February 2012
36 posts
Think Mexican: The Oscar Is Mexican: Academy Award Statuette Modeled After Emilio "El Indio" Fernández →
thinkmexican.org
The story behind the Academy Award’s Oscar statuette is itself one fit for the movies.
It starts in the 1920’s during the Mexican Revolution. Emilio Fernández was studying in Mexico’s military college when he dropped out to take up arms and support the revolutionary cause of Adolfo de la…
Add to Hugo and The Artist, this interesting tale about the early days of Hollywood.
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