BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: The Batmobile

DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: The Batmobile:

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Description of Pictures: Partway through the year, they replaced the reflective floor under the Batmobile with a patterned floor. This had been planned for awhile. They said the mirror-like flooring before showed up dirt and fluff too easily so this was easier to maintain.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. BATMOB_180117_14.JPG: Now on display at the National Museum of American History... the Batmobile from Batman (1989).
2. BATMOB_180117_15.JPG: The Batmobile, 1989 Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. The 1989 Warner Bros. motion picture Batman featured this Batmobile. The masked hero Batman, first introduced by DC Comics in 1939, has become one of the nation's most popular fictional characters. Tim Burton's Batman film brought the legend of the Caped Crusader to the big screen, its success ushering in a wave of blockbuster superhero movies that continues to this day. Fighting crime in his home city of Gotham, Batman compensates for his lack of superhuman abilities through formidable will, intellectual prowess, and technological inventions such as the Batmobile, an armored and weaponized car. To many, superheroes are modern mythological figures. Audiences seek out their stories in comic books, films, television series, theatrical productions, and video games. Many use these narratives to reflect upon and understand moral, political, and social issues, while using their interest in superheroes to develop and proclaim their own identities and to find like-minded communities.
3. BATMOB_180117_20.JPG: The Batmobile, 1989 Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. The 1989 Warner Bros. motion picture Batman featured this Batmobile. The masked hero Batman, first introduced by DC Comics in 1939, has become one of the nation's most popular fictional characters. Tim Burton's Batman film brought the legend of the Caped Crusader to the big screen, its success ushering in a wave of blockbuster superhero movies that continues to this day. Fighting crime in his home city of Gotham, Batman compensates for his lack of superhuman abilities through formidable will, intellectual prowess, and technological inventions such as the Batmobile, an armored and weaponized car. To many, superheroes are modern mythological figures. Audiences seek out their stories in comic books, films, television series, theatrical productions, and video games. Many use these narratives to reflect upon and understand moral, political, and social issues, while using their interest in superheroes to develop and proclaim their own identities and to find like-minded communities.
4. BATMOB_180124_52.JPG: The Batmobile is black but the lights on it always make it look purple. When you have a decent flash, it shows up as black again.
5. BATMOB_180623_02.JPG: This was how the Batmobile was lit during the America Now Solstice event
6. BATMOB_180623_19.JPG: This was how the Batmobile was lit during the America Now Solstice event
7. BATMOB_180729_01.JPG: They replaced the reflective floor under the Batmobile with a patterned floor. This had been planned for awhile. They said the mirror-like flooring before showed up dirt and fluff too easily so this was easier to maintain.
8. BATMOB_180729_02.JPG: You used to be able to get a double bat signal -- one on the ceiling and one in the mirror below but the textured floor ended that.
9. BATMOB_180913_03.JPG: The black color only shows up when you use a powerful flash -- otherwise, the purple lighting on the vehicle makes it look purple.
10. BATMOB_180913_07.JPG: But a strong flash also reflects the now textured surface of the flooring onto the vehicle.
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