Enjoy an evening with
award-winning author Todd James Pierce, where he'll be sharing fascinating
stories based on interviews with Disney animators who worked in the 1940s and
'50s. Find out how their experiences shaped the world of animation and amusement
parks through illustration, design, and storytelling.
Todd James Pierce is the author of The Australia
Stories (MacAdam/Cage, 2003) and Newsworld (University of Pittsburgh
Press, 2006), which won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize and was a finalist for
the John Gardner Book Award and the Paterson Prize. He has recently finished a
linked collection of short stories, all set at animation studios during the
1950s, as the Golden Age of Animation came to an end. He is also revising a
nonfiction manuscript that presents the story of the men and women who created
the first wave of American cinematic theme parks. In the past decade, he has
completed over 100 interviews with individuals who worked at animation studios,
largely Disney, between the 1930s and 1960s.
Academic Auditorium
Wednesday, Oct 30
7pm
Open to the public
free pizza served at 6:30 pm
Ringling College of Art + Design
2700 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234-5895
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