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Brian Ian Muir (born 15 April 1952) is a British sculptor who most famously created Darth Vader's helmet and armour using Ralph McQuarrie's design. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was also responsible for sculpting the stormtrooper armour in Star Wars (the helmet was sculpted by Liz Moore ) and the heads for the Death Star Droid, CZ3, and some finishing work on ...
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Ralph Angus McQuarrie (/ m ə ˈ k w ɒr iː /; June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was an American conceptual designer who worked in film and television. His career included work on the original Star Wars trilogy, the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and the film Cocoon, for which he won an Academy Award.
changed to vector image: 26 January 1950 [18] Gandhi Jayanti [9] 2 October [9] Oath of allegiance: National Pledge [19] 26 January 1965 [20] National currency: Indian Rupee [21] 15 August 1947 [3] 15 July 2010 (symbol) [21] National calendar Indian National Calendar [22] 22 March 1957 [22] National animal: Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) [1 ...
Elephant armour dating from around 1600. Shield made of rhinoceros hide. The Vedic age recorded in-fighting among Indian clans for supremacy over the Indus. In the Battle of the Ten Kings prominent Vedic clans clashed along the Ravi River. The Vedas and the other texts of the period record these struggles in detail and provide a clear picture ...
Elephant fight, Deccan, India, 19th century, Salar Jung Museum. The composite figures are a combination of humans and animals, including a Brontosaurus on the trunk of elephant on the right. Composite miniature painting is a painting style which was prevalent in India and Persia. In this style, painted representations of different animals or ...
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Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Government of India to protect elephant habitats and population. The Indian elephant is a cultural symbol throughout its range and appears in various religious traditions and mythologies. The elephants are treated positively and is revered as a form of Lord Ganesha in Hinduism. It has been designated ...