Here’s a fascinating article from Life magazine on the Disney Studios during the wartime years…
Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources
This posting is part of the online Encyclopedia of Cartooning under the subject heading, Animation.
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April 19th, 2023
Animation: Walt’s War
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April 18th, 2023
Animation: Canemaker on Tytla
John Canemaker lent us a copy of an article he wrote for an exhibit of artwork by Bill Tytla. Tytla was a giant among animators, known for his solid, dimensional drawings and convincing depiction of weight and mass.
Here is the complete article…
Thanks to John Canemaker for sharing this with us.
Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources
This posting is part of the online Encyclopedia of Cartooning under the subject heading, Animation.
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April 17th, 2023
Comic Books: Dan Gordon’s SuperKatt
Dan Gordon was an animator, story man and director on the Superman and Popeye series at Fleischer in the early 1940s. After the war, he dropped out of animation and made a living as a comic book artist, working on titles like Giggle Comics. He returned to animation in the late 1950s as a storyboard artist at Hanna Barbera, (Gordon boarded the pilot episode of The Flintstones) and on Clampett’s Beany & Cecil series.
Here is an example of Gordon’s work featuring Superkatt…
For more on Dan Gordon, see Sherm Cohen’s great features at Cartoon Snap.
Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources
This posting is part of the online Encyclopedia of Cartooning under the subject heading, Comic Books.
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