Model of E.T.
USA, 1982
Polyurethane cast, silvered brass, fiberglass
Museum Collection
Must Know
Steven Spielberg (b. 1946) is one of the most critically acclaimed and successful directors in the history of Hollywood. His films cover diverse subjects such as the blockbuster Jurassic Park (1993) to the Holocaust period film Schindler’s List (1994) he is considered among the most influential figures of the American film industry. The film E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) is about the friendship formed between a boy and an alien stranded on earth, whose only wish is to return home. It was among the highest-grossing films of the 1980s and still regarded as one of Spielberg’s best works.
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