During his first year back in the US, Grim resumed freelance sheet music illustration work for several of his usual clients: Shapiro and Bernstein, Jerome H. Remick, and Pace and Handy.
In the Spring of 1919, Grim joined the IFS animation studio. Here he developed his wonderfully loose and eccentric drawing, known today as the “rubber hose” style.
Grim Natwick once claimed he produced 200 pieces of art for sheet music. This should be considered a more significant part of his career, and overall development as an artist.
Cartoonist Hi Sibley authored an article for Motion Picture Magazine in May, 1917 humorously detailing his attempts at animated filmmaking.
Shedding some light on the Mintz studio, with focus on the early sound period from 1929 to 1931.
The story of one of the Aesops Fables animators, who fell out of favor when the studio converted to sound production. He was let go in Spring 1930 and then joined Fleischer studios.
I have always been an admirer of the work of John Foster (1887-1959), the pioneer animator who directed at Van Beuren and later at Terrytoons. His family saved some of his personal drawings and they have allowed us to share them in this special post.
John Foster Jr. was born in New Jersey on Nov 27th, 1886 to John and Louisa Foster, German immigrants who’d settled in Hoboken. He was the second oldest of six…
Editor’s Note: Today I am happy to introduce a new semi-regular columnist to Cartoon Research, Charlie Judkins, who has a keen interest in the East coast origins of the animation…
