Ray Harryhausen monster models displayed in Winchester exhibition

Summarised from BBC Hampshire's report · Updated 19 Oct, 06:31 · Archive

An exhibition of special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen's original monster figures and artwork is on display at The Arc in Winchester, Hampshire. The display features handmade models from films including Jason and the Argonauts, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, One Million Years B.C. and Clash of the Titans. Characters such as the Medusa, Cyclops and sword-wielding skeletons were brought to life via stop-motion animation and made an impression on generations of children, inspiring future filmmakers. Original models of the Kraken and Medusa from Clash of the Titans are part of the exhibition.

Harryhausen's daughter Vanessa said she grew up surrounded by her father's creations, which he made in a small room upstairs at home. "When I came back from school there'd be another piece for another film, like Bubo the clockwork owl or Pegasus the flying horse from Clash of the Titans," she recalled. She said the models were "like my family" and she is "ecstatic" the exhibition is in Winchester, where she has "wonderful memories" of childhood summers visiting her grandmother.

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