Masters Of Animation Book

Paperback: 208 pages
10 black and white illustrations
53 color illustrations

After decades of wallowing in the doldrums, animated features have become hot properties. They are once again revered as an art form, taken seriously by critics and the public alike as witnessed by such groundbreaking and award-winning films as The Lion King, The Land Before Time, and An American Tale.

Masters of Animation is a superbly detailed, in-depth, and entertaining look at the careers and work of over 30 of the greatest masters of the art of animation. This fabulous guide is packed with riveting, full-color reproductions of work by everyone from such greats as Winsor McCay, Walt Disney, Jim Henson, and the Fleischers . . . to Svankmajer, Richard Williams, and Don Bluth . . . as well as such Japanese masters as Osama Tezuka, Otomo, and Hayao Miyazaki (the Japanese "Disney").

John Grant is the author of more than 50 books, including the award-winning The Encyclopedia of nd Science Fiction Art Techniques. He lives in New York City. Show More