Animation &Books &Hubley &Illustration 16 Jan 2011 08:52 am
Recap – Art Director Awards ’57
Here’s a recap of one of my favorite pieces. For some reason, I get turned on by every one of these stills. Perhaps because they were printed in the Halas book which was seminal to my education about animation when I was a child – I think I had the book on permanent loan from my local library. Whatever the reason, I love looking at these pictures.
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- I enjoy thumbing through the Art Director’s Annuals. There’s a lot of amazing illustration to view with plenty of ideas and sharp graphics on display. I have, as a good example of these hard-covered catalogues, the 1957 issue. 90% of the book is composed of illustration in the different advertising fields. A small section is devoted to TV spots and illustration. Naturally, I have a strong interest in this section.
Editorial Art, Advertising Art and Television Art all get their chapters.
Here is a pictoral list of the winners in animation for the TV commercials awards in 1957. A number of these spots have remained familiar (at least as images in old animation books – like Halas’ Technique of Film Animation.)
The biggest prize went to John Hubley’s Maypo commercial.
Storyboard Inc. – producer
John Hubley – Director & Art Director
Emery Hawkins – animator
Ford commercial
Playhouse Pictures – producer
Bill Melendez – director
Sterling Sturtevant – Art Director
Bill Littlejohn – animator
Jello
Ray Patin Productions – producer
Sonia Linker – Art Director
Maurice Sendak – artist
Maxwell House
Audio Productions Inc. – producer
Jerome Kuhl – artist
Piels Brothers Beer
UPA – producer
Jack Sidebotham – art director
Chris Ishii – designer
5 Day Deoderant
Storyboard Inc – producer
John Hubley – art director
Art Babbitt – animator
Jello Baby
Ray Patin Productions – producer
Ruchard Vab Benthem – artist
Ken Champin – photographer
Lorna Doone
Bill Sturm Studio
Frank Broadhurst – art director
The Lion and the Mouse – Prudential
Storyboard Inc. – producer
John Hubley – director
Art Babbitt & Emery Hawkins – animation
Coors Beer
UPA – producer
Jules Engel – director
Fred Crippen – art director
Scott Paper Co.
UPA – producer
Jack Goodford – art director
Grim Natwick, Sam Wiggenhorn – animators
Donahue Sales Corp.
UPA – producer
Jack Goodford, Chris Ishii – art directors
Cliff Roberts – animator
on 16 Jan 2011 at 12:39 pm 1.Jason groh said …
Great Post!
Thanks.
on 16 Jan 2011 at 5:18 pm 2.Joel Brinkerhoff said …
Yay, Marky Maypo!
on 18 Jan 2011 at 4:00 pm 3.Eric Noble said …
These are beautiful. My particular favorite is Marky Maypo and his uncle. I watch that and I am amazed by the sheer power of Emery Hawkins’ animation. I felt the repressed anger in the Uncle. I also love the designs of the characters. I could see them in a 1950s comic strip. Thank you for sharing these.