Christmas Story Leg Lamp
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Christmas Story Leg Lamp
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Original Img_5589
Description
The Leg Lamp from A Christmas Story is one of the most iconic and recognizable movie props of all time. Replicas of the leg lamp have become prized Major Awards for fans everywhere and are available in our gift shop. A Christmas Story author, Jean Shepherd was inspired to create the leg lamp after seeing an illuminated Nehi Soda advertisement. The leg lamp was first described in 1966 in Shepherds novel, In God We Trust: All Other Pay Cash!, under the short story title, My Old Man and the Lascivious Special Award That Heralded the Birth of Pop Art. It was described in detail in Shepherds story and later materialized in physical form in the PBS film,The Phantom of the Open Hearth, which was broadcast in 1976. It varied in several details from the leg lamp that appears in A Christmas Story. The design of the leg lamp for A Christmas Story is the work of production designer Reuben Freed. Unsure of exactly what a leg lamp was or should look like Freed presented a couple sketches to Shepherd who said, Yep, thats it!. Freed then produced three leg lamps for the movie and went through several shade styles before settling on the large golden bell shade with black fringe seen in the movie. None of the three original leg lamps survived the production of the movie. All three props were broken on set during the filming. If you look closely during the scene in which Ralphie's Mom breaks the leg lamp you will notice that the leg lamp is broken in two different ways.
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January 15th, 2014
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Jennie Breeze
Thanks to the buyer of my 'CHRISTMAS STORY LEG LAMP'. Merry Christmas Story & Happy New Year!'
Nancy Griswold
As soon as I saw this I really cracked up, I remember the movie classic so well, what a great Christmas card this would make FAV
Jennie Breeze
π€©π₯Many many thanks to a buyer from Richmond, VA. for the purchase of my CHRISTMAS STORY LEG LAMP Face Mask! π
Jennie Breeze
π€©π₯Many many thanks to a buyer from Indian Trail, NC - USA Military for the purchase of my CHRISTMAS STORY LEG LAMP Face Mask! So honored that a military person will be wearing my art/mask. Thanks for your service too!ππ€©ππ€ΈββοΈ
Jennie Breeze
πππ Happy Holidays & thanks π to the buyer from Meridian, ID who purchase 10 greeting card of my CHRISTMAS STORY LEG LAMP. Very happy!!! πππ π€©ππ€ΈββοΈ
Jennie Breeze
π₯Many thanks to the buyer from SUMMERVILLE, SC. for the purchase of my CHRISTMAS STORY LEG LAMP Face Mask! π€©ππ€ΈββοΈ HAPPY HOLIDAYS! πππ
Jennie Breeze
π₯Many thanks to the buyer from Charlotte, NC. for the purchase of my CHRISTMAS STORY LEG LAMP Face Mask! π€©ππ€ΈββοΈ HAPPY HOLIDAYS! πππ
Jennie Breeze
π₯Thanks to the buyer from Innisfil, ON - Canada for the purchase of a Face Mask - image CHRISTMAS STORY LEG LAMP! π€©ππ€ΈββοΈ
Jennie Breeze
π’Thanks to the buyer from FIndlay, OH. who purchased a mask with my image of CHRISTMAS STORY LEG LAMP.. Greatly appreciated!π·
Jennie Breeze
πThanks to the Belleville, IL for the purchase of my Christmas Story Leg Lamp mask. Love it!π
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