 March 15th, 2007
A Bi-Weekly Update On What's New At The ASIFA-Hollywood Archive
Pinups: Kurtzman and Elder's Little Annie Fanny  Playboy magazine employed some of the finest cartoonists in the business in the 50s and 60s. Here, we feature the work of Mad magazine founders, Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder in their famous series "Little Annie Fanny". Animation Art: Alex Toth Model Sheets  Alex Toth was one of the most influential artists working in adventure comics in the 50s and 60s. Check out this gallery of character models for Hanna-Barbera shows like Jonny Quest, the Herculoids. Birdman and Galaxy Trio. Opinion: Chuck Jones On Modern Animation  Check out this link to a blistering article by Chuck Jones, written for an ASIFA screening program in 1964. Even though this was written nearly forty years ago, much of what he says is still true. Biography: The Father of Cartooning- T. S. Sullivant  T. S. Sullivant is one of the most important cartoonists in the history of the medium. He pioneered many of the elements of caricature and anthropomorphism that we now take for granted. You will want to download and print out this wonderful collection of hires images from his entire career. Animation Art: MGM Animation Drawings  Here's a great collection of sketches from Harman-Ising, Tom & Jerry and Tex Avery cartoons. Can you name them all? Cartooning: Gene Byrnes' "Complete Guide To Cartooning" 1950  We began a series of posts featuring Gene Byrnes' Complete Guide To Cartooning 1950. It's said that Ralph Bakshi learned to cartoon from this book! The cartoonists profiled in this installment are all newspaper comic strip creators... Gene Byrnes, Jefferson Machamer, Alex Raymond, Louis Eisele, Charles Voight, Al Capp and Milton Caniff. Instruction: Clair Weeks Animal Studies 1940  Around 1940, Disney Studios was at its peak. Several animated feature films were in production at once, and the staff numbered at an all time high. Disney instituted a comprehensive training program for the artists at his studio, which included life drawing, animal studies and action analysis classes under the direction of Don Graham. Here's a batch of wonderful animal studies by Clair Weeks from these classes. Blogs: Research Roundup 3.13.07  Censorship in the 30s, Walt Stanchfield on Gesture Drawing, Pinocchio Drafts. Al Capp in the 60s, I. Klein on Charlie Bowers, VIP Partch's Unknown Comic Strip, George Pal Puppetoons and more. Amazing treasures from the blogosphere! Newsletter Archive 03.01.07 02.16.07 The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Stephen Worth, Director 2114 W Burbank Bl Burbank CA 91506 818.842.4691 www.animationarchive.org sworth@animationarchive.org © Copyright The International Animated Film Society: ASIFA-Hollywood. This material is protected by copyright. It is not to be copied or distributed without the prior written authorization of the Board of Directors of ASIFA-Hollywood. |