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A. Detail of a backdrop from REUNION IN FRANCE, 1942. Designed by Cedric Gibbons. 24-feet x 14-feet. B. Detail of a trailer park backing from TWO LOVES, 1961, Designed by Urie McCleay and George W. Davis. 41-feet x 30-feet. C. Backdrop Recovery Project crew members in front of the backdrop from REUNION IN FRANCE (from back left to right), ADG members Henry Arce, Jennifer Davis, Jerry Sonnenberg, cinematographer Mark Morris, Thomas Walsh, still photographer Melinda Sue Gordon, and Scenic Artist/co- author Karen Maness. D. Still photographer Melinda Sue Gordon, shooting information slate for THE SHOES OF A FISHERMAN backing, with ADG member Jerry Sonnenberg. Like the art of scenic painting itself, this project has been immersive and at many moments inspiring, particularly when one was left in the dark to quietly appreciate these silent colossuses of achievement, outstanding examples of craft, skill, color and draftsmanship. None of this endeavor could have been possible without the generous support of Lynne Coakley, the Coakley Family/J.C. Backings, Sony Pictures/Maria Marill, and her many fine colleagues and staff. Appreciation also goes to the STG Council, the ADG Board, and our Guild's membership. Important credit must be given to the BRP's crew, ADG members, Henry Arce, Jennifer Davis, Robert Hunt, Ermanno Di Febo-Orsini, Jerry Sonnenberg; cinematographer Mark Morris; our photographer-extraordinaire, Local 600 Motion Picture still photographer Melinda Sue Gordon; The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop co-author Karen Maness, and our friends of the Archives, Anne Coco, Ellen Harrington and Benjamin Lein. ADG A B C D