Description: Winsor McCay: His Life and Art by John Canemaker Copyright 1987 First edition Published by Abbeville Press, New York This volume is the only existing biography of one of America's greatest and most influential cartoonists. Winsor McCay (1867-1934) is universally acknowledged as the first master of both the comic strip and the animated cartoon. Although invented by others, both genres were developed into enduring popular art of the highest imagination through McCay's innovative genius. In the book the author reviews and fully analyzes McCay's achievements in print and film while examining his work in relation to his life, family, and to American culture and values of the period. This painstakingly thorough biography begins with McCay's childhood in Michigan to his seat as one of the greatest of the early animators. Ex-library book in Mylar cover. Has library stamps and pocket in back. Front and back hinges are taped with clear book repair tape. Pages are neat with no folds, markings, or tears. Your purchase supports the Free Library of Northampton Township
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Type: Illustrated Book
Subjects: Art & Culture
ISBN: 0896596877
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Ex-Library
Book Title: Winsor Mccay : HIS Life and Art
Author: John Canemaker
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Techniques / Cartooning, Form / Pictorial
Publisher: Abbeville Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1987
Genre: Art, Humor
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
