| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Coming to light -- A world of possibilities -- Animation's rising star -- Man from the Midwest -- Dawn of a golden age -- Snow White and the beginning of U.S. feature animation -- War years -- Postwar transitions -- Changing times -- The vast wasteland and other discontents -- Tradition, rebellion, transformation -- Renaissance and revolution -- Epilogue: the new millennium |
| Summary |
From the early 1900s onwards, animated cartoons have always had a wide, enthusiastic audience. Not only did viewers delight in seeing drawn images come to life, tell fantastic stories, and depict impossible gags, but animation artists also relished working in a visual art form largely free from the constraints of the real world. This book takes a fresh look at the big picture of U.S. animation, both on and behind the screen. It reveals a range of fascinating animated cartoons and the colorful personalities, technological innovations, cultural influences and political agendas, and shifting audience expectations that shaped not only what appeared on screen but also how audiences reacted to thousands of productions. Animation and the American Imagination: A Brief History presents a concise, unified picture that brings together divergent strands of the story so readers can make sense of the flow of animation history in the United States. The book emphasizes the overall shape of animation history by identifying how key developments emerged from what came before and from the culture at large. It covers the major persons and studios of the various eras; identifies important social factors, including the Great Depression, World War II, the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, and the struggles for civil rights and women's rights; addresses the critical role of technological and aesthetic changes; and discusses major works of animation and the responses to them |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 18, 2019) |
| Subject |
Animated films -- United States -- History
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Animated films -- Social aspects -- United States
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Animated films
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Animated films -- Social aspects
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Animated films.
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016031252 |
| ISBN |
9781440833601 |
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1440833605 |
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9798216048152 |
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8216048157 |
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9788216048153 |
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9798400613081 |
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