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Author Archives: Art Babbitt
Ferdinand the Bull
Ever the puckish trickster, Ward Kimball caricatured himself and his fellow animator as the parade of bullfighters in the 1938 Oscar-winning short, Ferdinand the Bull. The two-page spread below is from a film magazine in Babbitt’s personal collection. This bit … Continue reading
Woody Allen’s Preferences
“You know, even as a kid I always went for the wrong woman. I think that’s my problem. When my mother took me to see Snow White, everyone fell in love with Snow White. I immediately fell for the Wicked … Continue reading
Posted in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, UPA
Tagged Chris K. Ishii, Wicked Queen, Woody Allen
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Queen Meme
An Internet meme (pron.: /ˈmiːm/ MEEM) is a concept that spreads from person to person via the Internet
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Disney Subversives: Ward Kimball and Walt Kelly
Of all the real-life characters in Disney history, Ward Kimball (b. 3/4/14) is one of the most fascinating. Among the “Nine Old Men” of Disney animation, i.e. the company loyalists, Kimball was the only one who unequivocally felt that the … Continue reading
Snow White on Tour
Well, here we are, in Pittsburgh, on Friday, January 26th. How’s 1940 treating you so far? Brrr — Cold enough for you? Hey, hows about we take in a show tonight? It just so happens I have a copy of … Continue reading
Donald Duck says Disney is Unfair
You’ve got to admit, the Disney strikers of ’41 knew how to design a flyer.
Life Drawings
Á propos the inspiration of life drawing models that Disney employed, here are some of Babbitt’s original art from drawing sessions.
Disney’s Art Models
For the Disney artists of the 1930s and early 40s, a huge credit of their exponential growth is owed to the in-studio art classes. And while teachers like Don Graham and Eugene Fleury deserve their due, this post is to … Continue reading
Film History: Edison, Griffith, and Babbitt – part 2
The tall concrete building at 2826 Decatur Ave in the Bronx was owned by Edison Studios up through 1929. Animation director Paul Terry and top animator Frank Moser were fired from the Van Beuren animation studio [1] – perhaps because … Continue reading
Posted in 1929-1932: Terrytoons, Hollywood, New York
Tagged D. W. Griffith, Frank Moser, Hal Skelly, Paul Terry, Thomas Edison, Zita Johann
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Film History: Edison, Griffith, and Babbitt – part 1
In 1930, while employed as an animator at Terrytoons in the Bronx, Art Babbitt watched legendary filmmaker D. W. Griffith make a little girl cry on a movie set … …But this all begins with Thomas Edison. The oblong, drab … Continue reading
Posted in 1929-1932: Terrytoons, Film
Tagged Bronx, D. W. Griffith, film history, Frankenstein, Paul Terry, silent films, Thomas Edison
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