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The Animated Raggedy Ann & Andy by John Canemaker 1977 1st Ed / PrintingRare, hard to find title from 1977.I am the originalowner.
PLEASE review the photos! A small tear on the front cover. Slight bend on the back left corner. Also, a small light water stain in the outside margin on the first 50 pages or so. There is also a slight yellowing of pages to be expected from a book over 49 years old. Below is the description on the back of the book:
This lavish and colorful volume presents-for the first time a truly comprehensive look at the creation of a feature-length animated cartoon from conception to completion: the film Raggedy Ann & Andy-A Musical Adventure. It is the story of the people and the processes involved in bringing the famous and beloved storybook characters to vivid and irresistible life on the screen.
John Canemaker, an authority on animation and on the artists in that field, was granted full access to the production. He conducted almost sixty interviews in Hollywood and New York, with all the craftspersons who contributed to the two-year production, from producers to composer to director to animators. He has compiled a unique and stunning collection of color and black-and-white photographs and art work that carry the reader step by step through the production.
THE ANIMATED RAGGEDY ANN & ANDY provides detailed portraits of the animators the real stars of the show. These usually unsung heroes are viewed by Canemaker with a seriousness and a respect for their magical talents that are not often accorded them.
Canemaker also covers the history of personality animation, from Winsor McCay\'s Little Nemo in 1911, through Walt Disney\'s profound discoveries with Steamboat Willie (starring Mickey Mouse) and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and shows how Raggedy Ann & Andy is following in and expanding that tradition.
Raggedy Ann & Andy is the first animated feature ever to equal the quality of the Disney studio\'s classic cartoon films, and in many areas it surpasses anything yet attempted in animation. This book, with the help of its hundreds of illustrations, is the record of that achievement.
