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When Tyrus Wong died at the end of last year, I thought for sure he was the last of the Disney artists who had worked on Bambi, but I was wrong! One of the credited animators is still alive: Don Lusk! He's 103 now (born October 28, 1913).
In Walt's time, an animator only got screen credit if they produced 350 ft. of animation. Don's specialty was small animals, so he must have done a lot of work on Bambi!
Two instantly-recognizable scenes animated by Don Lusk.
Here he is receiving the Winsor McKay Award in 2015. (His great-grandson accepted the award at the actual presentation ceremony.)
More on Don Lusk:
Andreas Deja's animation blog.
Winsor McCay Award presentation.
In Walt's time, an animator only got screen credit if they produced 350 ft. of animation. Don's specialty was small animals, so he must have done a lot of work on Bambi!
Two instantly-recognizable scenes animated by Don Lusk.
Here he is receiving the Winsor McKay Award in 2015. (His great-grandson accepted the award at the actual presentation ceremony.)
More on Don Lusk:
Andreas Deja's animation blog.
Winsor McCay Award presentation.
They are all gone now
Dec. 31st, 2016 12:53 pmTyrus Wong – the artist who most defined the atmospheric expressionist style of Disney's Bambi – died yesterday at the age of one-hundred-and-six.
They are all gone now – all of the artists who created Disney’s greatest animated animal adventure ever.
Beyond that, everyone from the Golden Age of Animation has now passed into history. It is truly the end of an era…
They are all gone now – all of the artists who created Disney’s greatest animated animal adventure ever.
Beyond that, everyone from the Golden Age of Animation has now passed into history. It is truly the end of an era…
Giant Bambi!
Nov. 20th, 2015 01:11 amLook what my friend ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dagz gave me. It's the largest Bambi figurine ever made!
( Behind a cut for width; file size. Work safe! )
Isn't that just completely amazing? He is soooooo gorgeous...
dagz gave me. It's the largest Bambi figurine ever made!( Behind a cut for width; file size. Work safe! )
Isn't that just completely amazing? He is soooooo gorgeous...
Kawaii desu!
Jun. 22nd, 2015 03:09 pmWell, I can't seem to get LJ's video embedder to work with this file, so you'll just have to do a right-click/save as here and watch the mp4 in a separate media player. (It's only 8 seconds long.)
Do turn up your volume a bit, though, for full appreciation.
Do turn up your volume a bit, though, for full appreciation.
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Aug. 27th, 2014 09:11 am
Claude Deruet: Marie De Rohan-Montbazon (1600-79) Duchess of Chevreuse as Diana the Huntress
Badge commission
Feb. 28th, 2014 02:11 pmI commissioned this conbadge from Idess at FC2014. I really like how it turned out!
The artwork without the lettering can be found here.
The artwork without the lettering can be found here.
Tyrus Wong: the last living 'Bambi' artist
Dec. 3rd, 2013 07:05 amThe last of the artists who made Disney's 'Bambi' one of the great visual cinematic masterpieces of all time turned 103 this year. Although he is best known for his background art for 'Bambi', Tyrus Wong's time with Disney accounted for only a small fraction of his lifetime of distinguished work.
Child emigre, 1919.
A remarkable self portrait of the artist at 20, in the old Chinese watercolor style:
A contemporaneous RL photo:
A Wong horse in very dynamic calligraphic style.
And another, in the Wong's master bedroom. Happy to see those plush pandas (and a bunny!) in such prominent places of honor!
I really wish I could have a few minutes of conversation with this man. He's the only person still alive who remembers the production of 'Bambi', after all...
Child emigre, 1919.
A remarkable self portrait of the artist at 20, in the old Chinese watercolor style:
A contemporaneous RL photo:
A Wong horse in very dynamic calligraphic style.
And another, in the Wong's master bedroom. Happy to see those plush pandas (and a bunny!) in such prominent places of honor!
I really wish I could have a few minutes of conversation with this man. He's the only person still alive who remembers the production of 'Bambi', after all...
Beach boys
Sep. 6th, 2013 12:47 pmSome of our local elks having a play-date at the beach. Lots of interesting body language going on here!
Elk hunting!
Oct. 5th, 2012 02:09 amI went elk hunting yesterday, up in the redwoods! With my camera, of course. ^^
Aha! Hoofprints...
Nearby, someone's been rubbing the velvet off his antlers recently. Like, maybe last night? (Note shavings on the ground.)
Is this the culprit? That rack looks pretty freshly peeled to me...
His Stagesty.
H.R.H.'s neck mane is so neat, it almost looks brushed.
Nervous teenager was keeping one eye on his mom, and the other on Big Daddy!
Aha! Hoofprints...
Nearby, someone's been rubbing the velvet off his antlers recently. Like, maybe last night? (Note shavings on the ground.)
Is this the culprit? That rack looks pretty freshly peeled to me...
His Stagesty.
H.R.H.'s neck mane is so neat, it almost looks brushed.
Nervous teenager was keeping one eye on his mom, and the other on Big Daddy!
1928 German Bambi
Apr. 16th, 2012 01:14 pmA new treasure...
All pre-WWII German editions of Bambi. Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde are rare. It was banned by the Nationalsozialist government in 1936, and many ended up being burned.
Incredibly, I obtained this 1928 Paul Zsolnay Verlag edition for only €1 on eBay.at. (There is currently a first edition being offered on eBay.uk for £2,000.)
This photo shows the book approximately actual size.
Title page.
All pre-WWII German editions of Bambi. Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde are rare. It was banned by the Nationalsozialist government in 1936, and many ended up being burned.
Incredibly, I obtained this 1928 Paul Zsolnay Verlag edition for only €1 on eBay.at. (There is currently a first edition being offered on eBay.uk for £2,000.)
This photo shows the book approximately actual size.
Title page.
Although I can read German, I am not used to the old Fraktur typeface; it slows me down considerably. Which, perhaps, is not a bad thing. This is a story to be savored, after all – especially so in its original language...
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