Certificate of nomination from the Academy Awards issued to Lonne Elder III: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972
• Distributed by: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American, founded 1927
• Owned by: Lonne Elder III, American, 1927 - 1996
• Subject of: Lonne Elder III, American, 1927 - 1996
• Signed by: Daniel Taradash, American, 1913 - 2003
• Signed by: Hal Elias, American, 1899 - 1993
• Manufactured by: Perma Plaque Corp., American, founded 1948
• Type: plaques
• Medium: wood with ink on paper (fiber product) , metal , lacquer and felt
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 13 3/4 × 12 × 1/2 in. (34.9 × 30.5 × 1.3 cm)
• Place made: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hollywood (Film)
• Topic: Literature
• Object number: 2019.82.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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