Existing comment:
(81) Jerry of "Tom and Jerry," ca. 1940.
Graphite and blue pencil.
Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature
Prints and Photographs Division
LC-DIG-ppmsca-06459 (81)
This model, sheet for the impish, animated mouse Jerry showed artists working for Hanna-Barbera Studio how to be consistent, right down to the "rompers" in the legs. William Hanna (1910 - 2001) and Joseph Barbera (b. 1911) were early animators who met at the MGM Studios. They won their first Oscar in 1940 for the mouse-and- cat pair in Puss Gets the Boot. They concentrated their efforts on the award-winning duo, relying on sight gags, rather than dialogue, to amuse audiences. In 1957, Hanna and Barbera formed their own studio and produced such popular television shows as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? |