David C. Bohnett Collection of Winsor McCay Drawings 1914

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David C. Bohnett Collection of Winsor McCay Drawings 1914

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Winsor McCay (1867-1934) was a cartoonist, animator, and performer credited with significant influence in the development of American comic strips and motion picture animation. McCay first gained attention with two comic strips, , which began publication in the in 1904, and , first published in the in 1905. In 1911 McCay began introducing animated films into his vaudeville act, beginning with and in the following year, . In 1914 McCay introduced , which would become his most well known animated work. It is widely considered the preeminent animated work before the development of the Disney studio. This collection consists of two original production animation drawings of Gertie the Dinosaur from 1914. Dream of the Rarebit Fiend New York Evening Telegram Little Nemo in Slumberland New York Herald Little Nemo How a Mosquito Operates Gertie the Dinosaur

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Bohnett, David C.

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McCay, Winsor

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Winsor McCay (1867-1934) was a cartoonist, animator, and performer credited with significant influence in the development of American comic strips and motion picture animation. McCay first gained attention with two comic strips, Dream of the Rarebit Fiend, which was first published in the New York Evening Telegram from 1904, and Little Nemo in Slumberland, published in the New York Herald from 1905 to 1915. These two strips both presented a dream state illustrated with fantasy art. ...