Back Drop: An Invisible Art

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
6067 Wilshire Blvd
310-247-3000

Spotlights a monumental backdrop, the iconic Mt. Rushmore backing from Hitchcock's North by Northwest

In a fitting tribute to the outsized impact that movies can have on our lives, the double height Hurd Gallery features the exhibition  Backdrop: An Invisible Art, which spotlights a monumental backdrop—the iconic Mt. Rushmore backing from Hitchcock’s North by Northwest—considering both its artistry and its contested imagery.

Cary Grant, James Mason, and Eva Marie Saint in NORTH BY NORTHWEST (USA, 1959), courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production and Biography Photographs, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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