Exhibition
Past Exhibition
This MTV "Moonman" statuette is the trophy given during the music television network's annual Video Music Awards. When Music Television (MTV) began in 1981, the new network about music, attitude, mood, and motion showed as their station identification colorized film of the Apollo lunar astronauts planting an MTV flag accompanied by rock music played on electric guitar. The award statue, designed by Manhattan Design, which also created the MTV logo, reinterpretted that film clip as a three-dimensional awards statuette.
MTV Networks gave this blank Moonman award to the Museum in 2007.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
AWARDS-Trophies
Designer
Manhattan Design
Dimensions
3-D (Statue): 12.7 x 12.7 x 30.5cm, 3.3kg (5 x 5 x 12 in., 7 3/16lb.)
Materials
Award: Zinc, nickel silver plate, brass, paint, felt
Inventory Number
A20080039000
Credit Line
Gift of MTV Networks
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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