The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968

Product Code: 55092
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968
The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968

The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968

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The Walt Disney Film Archives is one of Taschen's XL series of super oversize volumes housed in its own carrying case. Matches 75 Years of DC Comics, 75 Years of Marvel Comics, and The Art of Pin-Up.

Chapters written by Daniel Kothenschulte, John Lasseter, Russell Merritt, Charles Solomon, Dr. Robin Allan, Didier Ghez, J. B. Kaufman, Katja Lüthge, Brian Sibley, Leonard Maltin, Mindy Johnson, Dave Smith, Andreas Platthaus.

From the publisher:

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible." --Walt Disney

One of the most creative minds of the 20th century, Walt Disney created a unique and unrivaled imaginative universe. Like scarcely any other classics of cinema, his astonishing collection of animated cartoons revolutionized storytelling on screen and enchant to this day across geographies and generations.

In TASCHEN's first volume of one of the most expansive illustrated publications on Disney animation, some 1,500 images and essays by eminent Disney experts take us to the beating heart of the studio's "Golden Age of Animation". This landmark book traces Disney's complete animation journey from the silent film era, through his first full-length feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and the pioneering artistic experiment Fantasia (1940), right up to his last masterpieces Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) and The Jungle Book (1967).

With extensive research conducted through the historical collections of The Walt Disney Company, as well as private collections, editor Daniel Kothenschulte curates some of the most precious concept paintings and storyboards to reveal just how these animation masterpieces came to life. Masterful cel setups provide highly detailed illustrations of famous film scenes while rare pictures taken by Disney photographers and excerpts from story conferences between Walt and his staff bring a privileged insider's view to the studio's creative process.

Each of the major animated features that were made during Walt's lifetime--including Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians--are given their own focus chapter, without forgetting less familiar gems such as the experimental short films of the Silly Symphonies series and underappreciated episodic musical films such as Make Mine Music and Melody Time, all of which receive the same meticulous research and attention. Many unfinished projects, among them the proposed sequels to the legendary musical Fantasia or a homage to Davy Crockett by painter Thomas Hart Benton, are also highlighted with rarely seen artworks, many of them previously unpublished. Throughout, the contributions from such leading Disney specialists as Leonard Maltin, Dave Smith, Charles Solomon, J. B. Kaufman, Russell Merritt, and Brian Sibley detail the evolution of each respective film.

Realizing the Disney style was a collective project and as much as the master himself, The Walt Disney Film Archives acknowledges the outstanding animators and designers who influenced the style of the studio, among them Albert Hurter, Gustaf Tenggren, Kay Nielsen, Carl Barks, Mary Blair, Sylvia Holland, Tyrus Wong, Ken Anderson, Eyvind Earle, and Walt Peregoy.

First volume of one of the most expansive illustrated publications on Walt Disney.

Produced with the assistance of the Walt Disney Archives and Disney's famous Animation Research Library.

Covers the Walt Disney journey from the era of silent films through to his final masterpiece The Jungle Book (1967).

Includes the first full-length feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the landmark artistic experiment Fantasia (1940), and beloved post-war classics such as Cinderella (1950) and Peter Pan (1953).

1,500 illustrations and essays by eminent Disney experts.

Masterful cel setups provide highly detailed illustrations of famous film scenes.

Remarkable behind-the-scenes insight with excerpts from story conferences with Walt and his staff and rare pictures taken by Disney studio photographers.

This came from the collection of Steve Sherman, a writer,artist, puppet-maker, puppet-performer, and avid collector. Steve worked as Jack Kirby's assistant, at Filmation, and Sid and Marty Krofft, before forming his own company Puppet Studio in 1984 contributing to "Pee-Wee's Playhouse", "Men in Black 1 & 2", "Mighty Joe Young", "Muppets" and numerous other TV series and feature films.

Condition & Attributes

Very Fine, issued without dustjacket

Publishing Information

Cologne
Taschen
2016
1st
978-3836552912

Physical Description

19.5 inches
13.5 inches
620 pages
approx. 1500 color and black & white
Hardcover
cloth spine, pictorial boards
English

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