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Lefor Openo
France’s equivalent of Mary Blair is not one, but two artists. Lefor Openo is the pseudonym of French illustrators Marie-Claire Lefort …
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Kimball’s Toy Trains
Here’s a fascinating piece on legendary Disney animator Ward Kimball’s toy train collection and the recent auctions of the trains which …
Re:Anima Joint Master In Animation Has Opened A New Call For Applications
The program offers an intensive two-year exploration of animation from an artistic perspective in Ireland, Belgium, or Portugal.
HAND PUPPETS
Andrew Young’s PuppetVision Blog has pointed out this website listing dozens of vintage cartoon character hand puppets. Making three …
Anime on the BBC
Last Saturday’s “The Film Programme” on the BBC was a half-hour show devoted to anime, and includes interviews with a half-dozen people …
ROWLAND B. WILSON R.I.P.
On Tuesday June 28th, cartoonist Rowland B. Wilson passed away.Lucky SevenWilson is best known for hundreds of cartoons he wrote and drew …
SAN DIEGO COMIC CON
In a little less than two weeks, the San Diego Comic Con will commence with an expected attendance of over 100,000 fans and industry …
MEXICAN STAMPS – Part II
Thanks to the U.S. Government’s official denouncement of the Mexican postage stamps featuring Memin Pinguin, the stamps themselves have …
THE ANIMATED PERFORMANCE
Mark your calendar. Animators Brad Bird, Eric Goldberg, Jan Pinkava (Geri’s Game), Steve Hornby and Richie Baneham (Lord of the Rings) …
MEXICAN POSTAGE STAMPS
The media is reporting today on the Mexican postage stamp featuring famed cartoon character Memin Pinguin.The White House on Thursday …
RECLAIMING FELIX THE CAT
Animation director Raul Garcia just got back from a trip overseas and brought me a present: the 20 page color booklet published in …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Tom Oreb
Here’s a few random model sheet drawings by Tom Oreb. These drawings won’t be included in my forthcoming Chronicle book on 1950s …
JOHN FIEDLER (1925-2005)
The Hundred Acre Wood in the sky is now complete. Actor John Fiedler, longtime voice of Piglet in the Walt Disney shorts, features and …
Warner Bros. Animators
Jaime J. Weinman has a nice new entry on his Something Old, Nothing New blog spotlighting the cartooning traits of various Warner Bros. …
PAUL WINCHELL 1922-2005
Thee isn’t much one can say about the passing of voice actor, inventor and ventriloquist Paul Winchell (Tigger, Dick Dastardley, …
CONTEST #3
DASTARDLEY AND MUTTLEY IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES and THE PERILS OF PENELOPE PITSTOP contained the work of some of the greatest talents in …
CONTEST #2
In today’s contest, the first two readers that correctly answered the question below won a prize. The First Prize was the brand new …
Happy Birthday, Cartoon Retro
This past Monday was the one-year anniversary of CartoonRetro.com, an incredible source of daily visual inspiration that never fails to …
CONTEST #1
The first two readers to correctly answer the question below will win a prize. The First Prize is the brand new DASTARDLEY & MUTTLEY AND …
Le Building
LE BUILDING is a minute-and-a-half film that was used as an opening for the 2005 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The film …
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