Rebel Pilots/Star Wars, 1977

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THE JOHN MOLLO COLLECTION John Mollo, a highly respected award-winning costume designer, is probably best known for his iconic designs for the Star Wars trilogy. Born in London, Mollo grew up with a passionate interest in the history and design of military uniforms. Initially as a well-regarded expert on military costume, having written and illustrated numerous books on the subject, Mollo's career in the film industry began as an historical advisor on The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1967), Nicholas And Alexandra (1971), and Barry Lyndon (1975). By the mid-1970s, Mollo had forged a reputation as a talented costume designer and as such, was enlisted by George Lucas to work on one of the greatest Sci-Fi adventures ever filmed, Star Wars. He was responsible for designing the costumes for some of the best-loved characters from this genre including Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi and the sinister Darth Vader, and for developing George Lucas' concepts of the characters. These inventive designs brought Mollo an Academy Award as well as a BAFTA nomination. After Star Wars, Mollo worked on the costume designs for Alien (1979), The Empire Strikes Back, (1980), Outland (1980) and Ghandi, (1982), his work on the latter bringing a second Academy Award shared with Bhanu Athaiya. This collection is a fascinating record of the time, and a tribute to one of the leading costume designers in the film industry today.

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Rebel Pilots/Star Wars, 1977
John Mollo
Four original production costume designs comprising:
- Rebel Pilots, black ink, graphite and coloured pencil on paper, titled in the artist's hand, undated, with annotations in pencil on the costume's detail;
- a detailed sketch for a Rebel Pilot's costume including the helmet, with details of the backback, unsigned and undated;
- Rebel Pilot, graphite on paper, titled in the artist's hand, undated;
- Rebel Ground Crew, graphite on paper, titled in the artist's hand with annotations on the costume's detail, all -- 23½x16½in. (59.6x42cm.); and an original ink drawing on tracing paper titled Rebel "Flak" Jacket, ink-stamped THE STAR WARS, dated in the artist's hand 28/1 76 -- 16½x23in. (42x58.4cm.) (5)

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The John Mollo Collection.

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