There have been minor tweaks over the decades - clouds were painted into the background in 1936, color was added in 1961 (hey, she's a redhead!) - but for the most part, Columbia's "Torch Lady ...

THE story behind the iconic Columbia Pictures “torch lady” logo can be traced back to a graphic designer who posed in a photoshoot wearing bedsheets. In 1991, Times-Picayune reporter Kathy ...

Columbia Pictures’ 1992 Lady Liberty From 1976 to 1981, Columbia Pictures retired Lady Liberty from the screen. The logo was later rescued in 1982 after The Coca-Cola Company purchased the ...

An iconic woman needs an apt setting. So, to mark its 100th anniversary, Columbia Pictures has teamed with the Municipality of Cannes to put the studio’s instantly recognizable Torch Lady and ...

Columbia Pictures' 'Torch Lady' has introduced us to films since 1924, but in 1991 New Orleans artist Michael Deas was commissioned by the film studio to update its iconic logo.

A few years back someone discovered photos of Rose Edna Turiello, who worked for Columbia in the 1930s, draped in a toga and holding a torch. Her husband, James, had been a photographer.

The exhibit, dubbed “Lighting the Way: From the Torch Lady to Leading Ladies,” includes outdoor installations emblazoned with Columbia’s longstanding symbol as well as more than 30 rare ...