With a trunk full of paper stock, charcoal, and a giant easel in tow, Bessie Mae Kelley would travel the country for her vaudeville circuits in the 1920s. Kelley was an animation pioneer, having ...
It looks like the Comic Book History of Animation was saving the best for last as the final issue will be heavily anime-focused. But in this preview of The Comic Book History of Animation #5, we learn ...
A historian of the form has unearthed works by Bessie Mae Kelley that rank as the earliest-known hand-drawn animated films directed by a woman. Bessie Mae Kelley, an early animator and director.Credit ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4JAX got a sneak peek at the new “Animation Academy” exhibit that opens Saturday at the Museum of Science and History. The fun, interactive exhibit will give families a chance ...
Ruthie Tompson liked to tell people that she and Mickey Mouse "grew up together." And that wasn't an exaggeration: The legendary animator spent nearly 40 years with the Walt Disney Company, working on ...
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On August 25, 1913, esteemed animator and cartoonist, Walt Kelly, was born. Kelly is best known for creating “Pogo” - a comic strip that was set in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. The ...
Get ready to have your eyes pop out of your skull, because today we’re taking a look at some of the great wild takes throughout animation history. First, some context: a ‘take’ refers to a character ...
A drawing from a series featuring the character Colonel Heeza Liar, which ran from 1913-17 and 1922-24, that Kelley worked on. (Manitou Productions) With a trunk full of paper stock, charcoal, and a ...