Book about the cartoon character "Felix" written by John Canemaker. Includes a selected bibliography, selected bibliography and index. "Handsomely illustrated - with more than 150 black-and-white photos and color inserts - 'Felix' is a stylishly written account of the scandal and intrigue behind the creation and marketing of the most popular, best animated, and financially most successful cartoon of the silent era, as well as an illuminating study of film animation in the years before Walt Disney. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "The Sissy Letters (#3): Third in a continuing series of monologues from the New York playwright," by Stephen Adly Guirgis; "Marwencol on my Mind: After a brutal attack, an artist stages a recovery by creating a fictional town in his backyard," photographs by Mark Hogancamp; "Light Unseen: A distinguished lighting designer directs attention to an unacknowledged art form," by Jennifer Tipton; "Let a Thousand Drawings Bloom: An animated legend shares his collection of preparatory sketches for one frame of the Disney classic Fantasia (1940)," by John Canemaker; "Folk+Art: "Jondaje the Pheasant Hunter" This Dungan myth inaugurates our ongoing series of folktales interpreted by contemporary artists," translated by Kenneth J. ... [details]
