Howard Beckerman: A Journeyman’s Journey
A career overview and tribute to our late friend.
A career overview and tribute to our late friend.
He left us on Saturday. Here’s a little tribute to a man who inspired a generation of animators.
Just showing off today: sharing some artwork that came my way from Dante Barbetta and Phil Kimmelman.
A black and white Terrytoon? Sure. Willie Whopper? You’ve got it! I’ve put together a nice cross-section of early 1920s favorites of mine, as well as a few Golden Age goodies thrown in for good measure.
The Academy shorts branch had to sit through the Bill Melendez Betty Boop special. That ought to teach ’em for never awarding anything to Max Fleischer.
Howard Beckerman is an animator, a historian and a professor. For over 40 years, he has been contributing expertise and joy to the art of animation at The School of…