Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story - Paperback

$19.99

Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story - Paperback

Name: Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story - Paperback
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9780306809187
Price: 19.99 USD
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by Stefan Kanfer

$19.99

Book Overview

As Roger Rosenblatt put it, "What makes Serious Business a special treat is that it is like the best of the cartoons itself" funny, touching, and infused with thoughtful joy.

This generously illustrated history of animation looks at the creation and celluloid careers of such American icons as Felix the Cat, Jiminy Cricket, Mickey and Minnie, Popeye and Olive Oyl, Goofy, Yogi Bear, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Daffy Duck, Tom and Jerry, and the Pink Panther. Art and commerce collide again and again as Stefan Kanfer wittily probes the origins of such diverse cartoon families as the Flintstones, the Jetsons, and the Simpsons and looks at the phenomenal success of feature-length animated films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and The Lion King. Serious Business is itself a classic of animation, bringing to life an art and an industry whose creations have now worked their way into every corner of American life.

ISBN	9780306809187
Author	Stefan Kanfer
Publisher	Da Capo Press
Genre	Arts and Business
Format	Paperback
Published	January 2001
Language	ENG- English
Pages	264
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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