New Book: Disney’s NEW Golden Age of Animation
Volume 6 of the They Drew As They Pleased Series
Unquestionably, this was a fun find over at the D23.com website. The team sat down with historian Didier Ghez about his upcoming book:
Frozen. Image: D23.com
This final entry in Ghez’ series, They Drew as They Pleased: Volume 6—The Hidden Art of Disney’s New Golden Age, focuses on the 1990s through 2010, when Walt Disney Animation Studios experienced a dramatic creative shift as advancements in digital technology gave rise to computer-generated animation and produced blockbuster hits.
Those movies include The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, and Frozen.
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Accordingly, in a lengthy Q & A, D23 asked Ghez about the “They Drew as They Pleased book series”, his amazing discoveries, and highlights of the current book.
Below are some highlights of his answers.
Didier said:
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Each of the six volumes contains more than 400 never-published-before pieces of artwork and focuses on the careers of artists as diverse as Albert Hurter, Ferdinand Horvath, Bianca Majolie, Sylvia Holland, or, more recently, Mike Gabriel and Michael Giaimo, thanks to previously untapped interviews, diaries, and correspondence.
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As to the last volume of the series, which is being released this year (The Hidden Art of Disney’s New Golden Age), the most exciting find must have been all the early character designs for Who Framed Roger Rabbit…
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As in previous volumes, 90 percent of the illustrations have never been seen before. The text is based on brand new interviews with three of the artists featured in the book (Hans Bacher, Mike Gabriel, and Michael Giaimo) and on privileged access to the Joe Grant collection…
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Finally, the book becomes available on August 4.
Tangled. Image: D23.com
