Sculpture in the Snow

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

290-2

Date Released

17 Mar 1917

Stories in this Issue:

1. *Abdication of the Czar
2. *Sculpture in the Snow

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "An interesting competition held at Geneva, prizes being given for the best sculpture in snow, a popular model being a German soldier as ‘Kamerade’." Sculptors at work, with finished sculptures on display. Comic sculpture of a German soldier surrendering. Other sculptures include the Little Mermaid and the Piéta.

Keywords

Competitions

Length of story (in feet)

63

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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