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Originally in 1924, Columbia Pictures used a logo featuring a female Roman soldier holding a shield in her left hand and a stick of wheat in her right hand, which was based on actress Doris Doscher (known as the model for the statue on the Pulitzer Fountain) as the Standing Liberty quarter used from 1916 to 1930, though the studio's version was ...
- 1936 – 1938
- 1936 – 1993
- 1938 – 1945
- 1945 – 1964
- 1981 – 1989
During this period, the logo was rectangular in shape. The Columbia lettering was above the woman’s head; at the top of the image, Pictures were placed at the very bottom in a free field, typed in a smaller font.
The company’s symbol of its U.S. national identity – a female silhouette carrying a torch high above her head – gained completeness and volume during this period. By appearing in the flickering light in the background, which supposedly created the torch, it provided visual memorability and a better brand mark than all past versions. This female fig...
The female silhouette with the torch was already made full-length and enclosed in a circle, which, in turn, was the inside of an even larger circle. In the free field between them, the first word of the company name was typed in black capital letters in an arc at the top. At the bottom was the second word. The size and typeface type was chosen to b...
Considerable changes were made to the logo. The drawing of the female figure standing on a small pedestal, created in 1936, was refined. Her torch radiated light, which was symbolically depicted, departing from it in different directions of different lengths of the rays. The name was made on a ribbon that, in a right-to-left movement – first down a...
This was a time of the active search for a new image. The company was constantly experimenting with its logo. The basis of the logo made by Frankfort Communications is still the same woman holding a torch in her right hand. But the symbol of light emitted by the torch covered a large area behind the figure, creating a head and shoulders halo in the...
- June 19, 1918
- Culver City, California, U.S.
- Harry and Jack Cohn, Joe Brandt
- sonypictures.com
The company rebranded in 1924 and revealed the first official Columbia Pictures logo. This time the logo showed an oval shape with a woman in the center and the company name above it. This design was entirely in black and white, with only a rough outline of the woman instead of a full design.
Jan 19, 2012 · This week I look into the logo of Columbia Pictures. It was founded in 1919 and named Cohn-Brandt-Cohn Film Sales, which got changed to Columbia Pictures in 1924. So what does Columbia mean and who is the lady in the logo?
In 1992, Columbia Pictures introduced a brand new logo. It was given a proper animation to accompany it a year later.
Feb 21, 2022 · Columbia Pictures' iconic logo of a woman holding a torch aloft is a painting by Michael Deas, based on a stunning reference photo by photographer Kathy Anderson. An older example of Columbia Picture's logo, used 1936-76.
Nov 14, 2023 · Culver City, November 14, 2023: Sony Pictures Entertainment has unveiled the centennial logo for Columbia Pictures, ahead of its 100th year anniversary on January 10, 2024. The timeless form of the Columbia Pictures historic “Lady with the Torch” iconography inspired the 100th year logo design.
