An Art Davis Scrapbook
Arthur Davis saved many artifacts, such as group photographs, production artwork, gag drawings, contracts and correspondence. Here’s a sample.
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Animator Profiles: ARTHUR DAVIS
We’ve saved the best for last day of the month – an overview of the vast career of animator/director Arthur “Art” Davis, a favorite among many of us.
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1978
Disney’s The Small One was one of 40 cartoons submitted but snubbed by Oscar this year. It’s one of 18 posted in this week’s round up of submitted shorts.
Complimentary Mintz: Krazy Kat and Toby the Pup: 1929-31
Shedding some light on the Mintz studio, with focus on the early sound period from 1929 to 1931.
Robert McKimson’s “Daffy Doodles” (1946)
“Science is some folks’ calling Others pilot a ship My mission in life stated simply is… A mustache on every lip!” Since this cartoon was his directorial debut, this column…
A Letter From Bill Melendez
When I was working on my dissertation and future book The Colored Cartoon almost twenty years ago, I wrote to several animators to see what memories they would share about…
Grover Groundhog in “One Meat Brawl” (1947)
In light of the incredible amount of snow the East Coast has received, and other upcoming events, here’s a special column for Groundhog Day in this week’s breakdown!
Robert McKimson’s “Acrobatty Bunny” (1946)
This week’s breakdown profiles one of my absolute favorite Bugs Bunny cartoons! (Editor’s Note: and mine too! – JB) Bob McKimson’s first cartoon with Bugs preserved the loose, boisterous animation…
DePatie-Freleng’s “The Blue Racer”
Here I will continue with DePatie-Freleng’s obscure theatrical shorts. By 1972, DFE had stopped producing The Ant and the Aardvark, Tijuana Toads, and Roland and Rattfink shorts. In addition, they…
Animation Anecdotes #179
Happy the Humbug. Many animators tried to create their own comic strip and some were more successful than others. The character “Happy The Humbug” was first developed in 1940 by…
