Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs : The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film

by Kaufman, J.B.

• ISBN13: 9781616284374
• ISBN10: 1616284374
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-10-16
• Publisher: Walt Disney Family Foundation Press
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Summary

A gorgeous art catalog published in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of Snow White, this lovely book offers a wide range of never-before-published sketches, concept art, and behind-the-scenes tales about the making of this seminal film.

Author Biography

J.B. Kaufman is an author and film historian on the staff of the Walt Disney Family Foundation, and has published extensively on topics including Disney animation and American silent film. He is the author of South of the Border with Disney, and coauthor, with Russell Merritt, of Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney (winner of the Kraszna-Krausz Award and the Society for Animation Studies’ Norman McLaren-Evelyn Lambart Award, and chosen by The New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year), and Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies. He has also been a regular contributor to the Griffith Project at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto, the distinguished annual silent-film festival in Pordenone, Italy, and speaks frequently on Disney, silent film history, and related topics.

The Walt Disney Family Museum was co-founded by Walt’s daughter, Diane Disney Miller, and grandson, Walter Miller. Located in San Francisco, the museum is dedicated to sharing and celebrating the life, work and legacy of Walt Disney through innovative exhibits and programs.