Title:CONSTRUCTION OF MAQUETTES FOR IRAQI HANDS OF VICTORY MONUMENT (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 6862-1
Other titles:PRODUCTION OF HANDS OF VICTORY MONUMENT IN BAGHDAD FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: David Vallance of Morris Singer and sculptor Philip Jackson greet visitors from H+H Metalform, Germany. All are involved in the "Hands of Victory" sculpture, and are gathered at the sculptor Philip Jackson's yard to see progress on the design. (No sound)
Description: The party arrives and views a full-sized maquette of the base of the hand (made of expanded polystyrene) standing in the yard. Also viewed are disassembled sections of the maquette for the hand, part of which is in the yard, the main sections (with fingertips in clenched fist, and a giant thumb) inside a workshop. Close-ups of the fingertips. Sculptor shaves part of a the full-scale maquette with a coarse brush.
Alternative Title:PRODUCTION OF HANDS OF VICTORY MONUMENT IN BAGHDAD FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:MGH 6862-1
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1988
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Lauren Productions (Production company)
Morris Singer (Production sponsor)
Leger, Alex (Production individual)
