Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.11 (938 Votes) |
Asin | : | 168188271X |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-05-05 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Located in the scenic Presidio of San Francisco, the museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Walt's daughter Diane Disney Miller. The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisc, California, presents the fascinating story and achievements of Walt Disney, the man who raised animation to an ar
After traveling in Mexico and Europe as a teenager, he bicycled across the United States, painting watercolors to pay his way. In addition to his multimedia experiments, Earle painted dazzling oil works of the natural world, capturing the rolling hills, lacy and voluminous trees, and crashing blue waves of California in a nearly transcendental light. He also created dozens of graphic and arresting scratchboards—engravings carved into boards primed with white clay and black ink—for his autobiography, Horizon Bound on a Bicycle. A moving and lyrical writer, he often accompanied his mesmerizing landscapes with equally meditative and intriguing poems.After a long and esteemed career, Earle passed away in 2000 in Carmel-y-the-Sea, California, leaving behind a formidable legacy in animation and fine art. From fanciful backgrounds for Disney classics
The cutting-edge facility opened in October 2009 and features contemporary, interactive galleries with state-of-the-art exhibits narrated in Walt's own voice alongside early drawings, cartoons, films, music, a spectacular model of Disneyland, and more. Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle is the eighteenth original special exhibition created by The Walt Disney Family Museum. . About the Author The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisc, California, presents the fascinating story and achievements of Walt Disney, the man who raised animation to an art, transformed the film industry, tirelessly pursued innovation, and created a global a