Argosy Pictures/Logos

1943-1957
In 1943, the company was acquired by the Frank A. Munsey Company, publishers of Argosy magazine. As a result, it was renamed from “Association of Film Makers” to “AoFM Pictures”.

1973-1975 (prototype)
This logo was a placeholder; it was used at the end of films as a copyright notice, and the previous Argosy Pictures and AoFM logos continued to be used at the beginning of films, and on promotional materials (along with the Argosy Pictures logo), until 1975.

1982-1984
This logo is often criticized for having nothing to do with Argosy Media’s TV unit, featuring no sign of the Big A or Aaron whatsoever.

1984 (unused)
LOGO MISSING A logo with Aaron the Cat was allegedly designed by Ellen Peck, according to an interview, around the same time as the rebranding of the TV and home video units, but for some unknown reason, was never used (probably because, at the time, Argosy Pictures was trying to have a separate branding identity from Argosy Media Television). No evidence or design sketches exist, however.

1984-1987
This logo has the US and British flags, as Argosy had acquired EMI’s film assets.

1987-1990
In 1987, Aaron finally appeared on the movie logo, but the logo had a different font from the TV logo.

1990-1999
Starting in 1996, Argosy Pictures took over distribution of MTM Films from Orion, and as a result, this logo was often accompanied by the MTM Films logo.

2017-2019
This logo is associated with the executive meddling when Jade Wilson ran this unit, including cutting off connections with sister studios such as MTM Films, forcing through a deal with Sony (unlike other ArgosyMTM film units which released through MTM Films), and focusing exclusively on mid-to-no-budget films. After Wilson was fired by Ellen Peck herself in early 2019, the studio went dormant for half a year.

2019-2021
In 2019, Argosy Pictures was revived as a new secondary studio for MTM Films. This logo was used as a placeholder while the 2021 logo was being made.