This book is pure joy as it present 100 never-seen-color photos of Disneyland on Opening Day, complete with a selection of articles written around the time of the Opening.
This is a must-have for all of us fans of early Disneyland history.
I cannot thank Aaron enough for putting this marvelous volume together.
[I am a historian currently researching the life and work of filmmaker and teacher Alexander Mackendrick. After a twenty-year career as a director, Mackendrick became founding dean of the film school at the newly founded California Institute of the Arts, as created by Walt Disney and constructed after his death (the campus in Valencia opened to students in 1971). Given its importance as an art school, it is surprising that until now, there has never been any serious historical research done on the early years of CalArts. Two manuscripts are near completion: one is about Mackendrick's teaching career, another is a history of the early years of CalArts, which digs into the formation of the place, when Walt was still alive and very involved. Over the past decade I have rummaged through many archives and interviewed hundreds of people who were students or who taught at the Institute ca.1970 - 1980. Much new material has emerged about Walt's school. I wonder if during their own research anyone has come across any mention of CalArts or encountered material and documentation that I might not have seen. If so, I would be in your debt if you were to get in touch. Please email me at pauljcronin@gmail.com or call me in New York (646) 757 0793. My website, which details my work of the past two decades, is here: www.stickingplace.com. Specific mention of my Mackendrick project, including a book I published in 2004, is here: www.alexandermackendrick.com.]
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I am finally planning to go back and the first movie my wife and I will catch is Elemental. I loved the clip I saw at D23 Expo last year and sense that this will be a winner.
I just received The Art of Elemental, released by Chronicle Books, and that beautiful volume confirmed my first impression.
I am really looking forward to this!
This is the Walt Disney quote book that I had been forward to: extremely well-researched by the staff of the Walt Disney Archives and complete with a precise list of the sources where the quotes come from (which for me is the best part of this publication).
Way to go to Disney Editions for releasing this important volume.
