Rolling Stones' tongue sold to museum in London · 2008-09-02 19:16
The original artwork for The Rolling Stones' iconic lips and tongue symbol has been bought by London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
The logo, originally designed in 1970 and used by the rock band ever since, sold in the US for $92,500 (??51,375).
Half the cost was met by charity The Art Fund, which called the work "one of the most visually dynamic logos ever".
Artist John Pasche, who sold the artwork, was originally paid ??50 for creating the design.
The Stones were so pleased with the logo that, in 1972, they gave him a bonus of ??200, BBC reports.
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