Hollywood Sign: Difference between revisions

* '''D''': Dennis Lidtke (businessman, graphics company [[Gribbitt]]), donated in the name of Matthew Williams<ref name="Braudy"/>{{rp|166–167}}

 

 

The original 1923 sign was presumed to have been destroyed until 2005, when it was put up for sale on eBay by producer/entrepreneur Dan Bliss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/11/17/news/newsmakers/hollywood_sign |title=Buy a piece of HOLLYWOOD |first=Jessica |last=Seid |website=CNN |date=November 17, 2005 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012184248/http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/17/news/newsmakers/hollywood_sign/ |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was sold to artist [[Bill Mack (Sculptor)|Bill Mack]], who used the sheet metal as a medium to paint the likenesses of stars from the [[Golden Age of Hollywood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://billmack.com/hollywood-sign/ |title=Bill Mack's Hollywood Sign Project |access-date=September 17, 2012 |website=Erin Taylor Editions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423082100/http://billmack.com/index.php?%2Fhollywood_sign |archive-date=April 23, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2012, Mack constructed an exact replica of the letter ''H'' from the metal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/08/08/arts/minnesota-sculptor-restores-h-in-hollywood-sign/ |title=Minn. sculptor restores H |agency=Associated Press |date=August 8, 2012 |website=Minnesota Public Radio}}</ref> On August 9, 2012, [[Herb Wesson]] and [[Tom LaBonge]] of the [[Los Angeles City Council]] presented Mack with a Certificate of Recognition for his restoration efforts and preservation of the sign.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/19243240/minneapolis-sculptor-unveils-original-h-from-hollywood-sign |title=Minneapolis sculptor unveils original H from Hollywood sign |website=KMSP-TV |date=August 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403034717/http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/19243240/minneapolis-sculptor-unveils-original-h-from-hollywood-sign |archive-date=April 3, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>