Dear Friends On-line:
Due to a few recent -- and unfortunate -- cancellations, a traveling
exhibition of great popular appeal has become available, starting in
February 2002. If it isn't right for you, any referrals would be
appreciated. Here are details. Thanks!
"The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons"
The most popular cartoon characters in the United States -- and the
recipients of a four-month tribute at New York's Museum of Modern Art
-- are the subject of an exhibition now available.
"The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons" is a comprehensive overview of a
legendary Hollywood animation studio, the rambunctious birthplace of
characters who have become part of American folklore. As The New
York Times said in its review of the exhibition's catalogue: "Life in
these United States would be inconceivable without the shared
referent of Bugs Bunny, Tweety and Sylvester, the Road Runner and the
Coyote, the Tasmanian Devil, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd,
Yosemite Sam," and the other classic Warner characters.
Since their debut in 1930, the "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies"
of Warner Bros. have delighted audiences young and old with their wit
and suprising sophistication. Indeed, the pre-eminence of the
Warner studio was certified by a recent "People" magazine poll, in
which the magazine's readership named Bugs Bunny as "Best puppet or
cartoon character." Just two Warner characters -- Bugs and the Road
Runner -- captured 24% of the vote.
Further, in recent years the seven-minute cartoons have earned both
critical and popular acclaim as America's finest, funniest and most
inventive animated shorts. Evidence of this came in 1985, when
Warner Bros. became the first cartoon-makers of any kind to be given
a full-scale retrospective by New York's Museum of Modern Art.
The four-month exhibition proved extremely popular, generating more
press response for MoMA's film department than any other show it has
undertaken.
Originally shown in theaters, the Warner shorts developed new
audiences with the rise of television in the 1950's. Many people
under the age of 45 have seen these cartoons literally hundreds of
times as they were growing up. Yet most of these viewers are
unfamiliar with the actual artwork from which these films were
created.
"The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons" is a greatly expanded version of the MoMA
show. It consists of over 160 drawings, paintings, "cels," and related art
objects used in the making of Warner's classic cartoons, concentrating on
the studio's "Golden Age" -- roughly 1935 through 1955.
Text panels and other educational elements explore Warner cartoons' role in
the history of American culture, and trace the development of
all the studio's cartoon stars. One section of the exhibition shows
how classic "cel" animation was made, using actual production artwork
to illustrate every step of the process.
The size of the show is highly flexible, as the exhibition's
approximately 80 frames can be spread out or bunched together
easily. Moreover, laser disks are available, if museums care to
supplement the show with any number of video monitors as would be
desired, to present finished cartoons on-site. The wondrous music,
voices and sound-effects associated with Warner cartoons makes this a
hugely lively installation. All told, the show is most comfortable
is spaces ranging from 2,500 to 4,000 square feet.
For more information, please call the following number in New York:
(212)353-6042. Or reply to this e-mail address, though this may not be
responded to quickly.
That's all, Folks!
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