When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA [*SIGNED*]

By: Abraham, Adam

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Middletown CT, Wesleyan University Press: (c.2012)

Edition: 2nd printing

Inscription: Signed by Author

Seller ID: 24468

ISBN: 0819569143

Condition: Fine in Fine dj

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[beautiful as-new copy, no discernible wear to either book or jacket]. (B&W and color photographs, cartoon art) SIGNED by the author (signature only) on the half-title page. "This is the surprising story of the pioneering cartoon studio UPA (United Productions of America). Throughout the 1950s, a group of artists ran a business that broke all the rules, pushing animated films beyond the fluffy fantasy of the Walt Disney Studio and the crash-bang anarchy of Warner Bros. Instead, UPA's films were innovative and graphically bold -- the cartoon equivalent to modern art. [This book] is the f... View more info