Art of Walt Disney

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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: I bought the original version of this book when I was twelve(now I'm 36) and remember, that I was blown away by it. Believe me, back then there was nothing worth mentioning on the topic of animation. Now there are trillions of books on the topic but I still have this one sitting on my bookshelf, side by side with 20 other Disney books, proud like the king among the others. The only book which is equal on the throne, is "The Illusion of Life", but that book is more for people in the animation profession. I've grown up to be in the animation profession myself and this is the book that got me started(I've even worked at Disney studios in the mid- nineties). At this point I should mention that I've always been a bigger fan of the Warner Bros. cartoons and have never really been a Disney fan. Many people accused Disney of having been right-winged, racist or what so ever. But you definately have to acknowledge his achievement and influence on animation and I would consider him a genius. This book definitely shows you the brilliance of this man and the work created by all of his artists.

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Summary: It looks good
Review: I haven't read it yet and still it captures my imagination and brings out greater meanings of life. I am a fan of Walter Elias Disney as much as any person and still I am captured.

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Summary: Expectations based on the original printing
Review: If the revamped edition is half as good as the first, then fans of Disney (and animation, in general) have found "The Magic Kingdom". "The Art of Disney" is a beautifully written homage to the genius of Walter Elias Disney.

The stills from Disney classics, alone, warrant forking over a couple of bucks to add this one to the library.

Rating:
Summary: Expectations based on the original printing
Review: If the revamped edition is half as good as the first, then fans of Disney (and animation, in general) have found "The Magic Kingdom". "The Art of Disney" is a beautifully written homage to the genius of Walter Elias Disney.

The stills from Disney classics, alone, warrant forking over a couple of bucks to add this one to the library.

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Summary: All about Walt Disney Company
Review: If you are looking for details from Walt's personal life, forget about this book. This book is a masterpiece on The Walt Disney Company from Walt's birth, until nowadays.

Rating:
Summary: Brilliant!
Review: One of the best books that and bought!! Even when the edition is summarized, the information is enough gratificante.. the images are even a support exelente and their explanation but.

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Summary: very good book!
Review: This book contains all the information about the history of the Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney himself. Anything from the first animation to Disneyland Paris can be found there, with a lot of information about how things were made and why. A must-have book for Disney-Maniacs

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Summary: Terrific book on the Art of Disney
Review: This book is packed with photographs, drawings and artwork from Walt Disney's life and from the Walt Disney Company. In addition to the all the images, there is a lot of good information about Walt Disney and the Disney Company in the text. Even the cover of this book is well done and attractive. Anyone could feel proud to have this book sitting on his or her coffee table.

The book was well researched and contains a lot of historical information about Walt Disney and the Disney Company. In terms of information on Walt, it is not as complete as some of the biographies of Disney that I read. However, it is a very good overview of Disney's life and a good chronology of the Disney Company.

I appreciated the way that the artwork was coordinated with the text and well explained. There is artwork and photographs from Disney's very early days all the way through to the 1990s. The author did not seem to miss anything in this book.

I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys the art of Walt Disney and the Disney Company and would like to know both a little better.