The art of Walt Disney : from Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms / Christopher Finch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finch, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disney, Walt, 1901-1966.

Disney, Walt.

Walt Disney Productions.

Physical Description:

504 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2004.

Summary:

The Abrams book is the only complete, illustrated history of The Walt Disney Company. Sales figures are impressive: The first edition has sold more than 350,000 copies since 1973; the Abradale edition has sold 150,259 copies since 1983; the updated and revised Abrams edition has sold 97,529 since 1995; the concise paperback edition has sold 54,629 copies since 1999. Total copies: 652,4171) Two big anniversaries - Mickey's 75th and the first theme park's 50th (Anaheim, California) - will help draw attention to Disney2) Disney will promote the book through their regular channels.4) Disney is a household name around the world.5) The book contains close to 10 year's worth of new information - Disney has had a lot of major, high-profile successes in that time.6) Innovative, eye-catching, cool cover, design to be determined

Contents:

Part I: A new art form. Early enterprises

Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies

Hyperion days

Part II: Feature animation. Snow White: the first feature

Pinocchio

Fantasia: the grand experiment

Dumbo and Bambi

Interruptions and innovations

The end of an era

New beginnings

A second flowering

The tradition continues

Digital dreams

Part III: Live-action films and Broadway. Muskets and Mouseketeers

Expanded horizons

Broadway

Part IV: The Magic Kingdoms

Beyond film

Magic Kingdoms

Themes and variations

Renewal

Roots and branches.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0810949644

OCLC:

55085900