It wasn't very long ago that you couldn't find much information on classic cartoons and the comic strips and illustrations that inspired them. There were very few books on animation and the books tended to cover the same finite material. Whole cartoon studios were ignored in favor of Disney and in the last few years, a bit about Warner Bros...and then mostly about Chuck Jones and just a few of his films.
Our cartoon heritage is huge, much larger than any books can cover. In fact, most of the cartoons made from the 1920s to the 1950s are not available anywhere to see. They don't run them on TV, and there are very few home videos available-the few that exist have been tampered with, cut up, recolored and changed.
There are tons more great old cartoons that were made and until a year ago, no way for the public to find them. Now there is.
Steve's Asifa Animation Archive is the greatest resource for anyone who loves old cartoons, comics and illustrations. It's open to the public and it's really easy to find not only tons of the classic animated films, but the illustrations and comic strips that inspired the classic animators. And in turn you can find comics and illustrations that the animators themselves did.
The archive is constantly growing thanks to Steve Worth and the volunteers that work on it every week.
The Asifa Archive is a museum of great cartoon art, films and books and it's available for free.
If all the information and cartoons themselves existed in books and dvds, it would cost you thousands of dollars to collect them.
So why don't you help out the archive by donating a bit of change now and then? If every couple of months you donated 5 or 10 bucks-or whatever, you would still be getting a fantastic bargain, and you will be preserving our great cartoon heritage-which will get you straight into Heaven ahead of everyone else.
Our cartoon heritage is huge, much larger than any books can cover. In fact, most of the cartoons made from the 1920s to the 1950s are not available anywhere to see. They don't run them on TV, and there are very few home videos available-the few that exist have been tampered with, cut up, recolored and changed.
There are tons more great old cartoons that were made and until a year ago, no way for the public to find them. Now there is.
Steve's Asifa Animation Archive is the greatest resource for anyone who loves old cartoons, comics and illustrations. It's open to the public and it's really easy to find not only tons of the classic animated films, but the illustrations and comic strips that inspired the classic animators. And in turn you can find comics and illustrations that the animators themselves did.
The archive is constantly growing thanks to Steve Worth and the volunteers that work on it every week.
The Asifa Archive is a museum of great cartoon art, films and books and it's available for free.
If all the information and cartoons themselves existed in books and dvds, it would cost you thousands of dollars to collect them.
So why don't you help out the archive by donating a bit of change now and then? If every couple of months you donated 5 or 10 bucks-or whatever, you would still be getting a fantastic bargain, and you will be preserving our great cartoon heritage-which will get you straight into Heaven ahead of everyone else.
Here's just a tiny sample of the great stuff you can find at the archive.
ILLUSTRATORS THAT INSPIRED ANIMATORS
http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/03/media-dulacs-hans-christian-andersen.html
ANIMATION PEOPLE WHO BECAME ILLUSTRATORS
http://www.animationarchive.org/2006/03/media-mary-blairs-babys-house.html
ANIMATORS THAT BECAME COMIC ARTISTS
http://www.animationarchive.org/2007/04/comics-walt-kellys-pogo.html
and tons more great stuff!
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Every week Steve posts a whole pile of rare stuff from our glorious past. Help insure that he is able to keep doing it!
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If you live in the LA area and are obsessed with old cartoons, you can come help Steve organize old films, comics and illustrations. You will see tons of great stuff every day!