{"product_id":"awaking-beauty-the-art-of-eyvind-earle","title":"Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 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 and distinctively American legacy. 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 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. \n\u003ci\u003eAwaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle\u003c\/i\u003e is the eighteenth original special exhibition created by The Walt Disney Family Museum. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGraphic but mystical, vibrant yet enigmatic, the work of American artist Eyvind Earle is a treasure trove of subtle and shimmering contradictions. From fanciful backgrounds for Disney classics such as \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e to bold experiments in multimedia art, from ambitious commercial animations to lush and otherworldly oil landscapes, Earle's oeuvre never fails to please the eye and engage the imagination. And here, collected in \u003ci\u003eAwaking Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e--the official catalog for the 2017 Walt Disney Family Museum exhibition of the same name--is a definitive exploration of his life's full work.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in New York City in 1916, Earle showed early talent, hosting his first solo exhibition at the age of fourteen. After traveling in Mexico and Europe as a teenager, he bicycled across the United States, painting watercolors to pay his way. In the late 1930s, he began designing Christmas cards--which have sold more than 300 million copies over the years--while continuing to exhibit his fine art. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEarle's transformative moment, however, came in 1951, when he was hired at The Walt Disney Studios as a background painter. Again, he proved a quick study, lending his talents to the Academy Award-winning short \n\u003ci\u003eToot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, \u003c\/i\u003ebeloved full-length feature \n\u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauty, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other time-honored Disney animated films. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter his tenure at Disney ended in 1958, Earle turned his attention to commercial animation and advertising, then returned ot fine art full-time in 1966. Here, in the last three decades of his life, Earle created an immense and impressively varied body of work. He became an expert at the silkscreen-printing process known as serigraphy, a painstaking art form that could require up to 200 individual screens. He also created dozens of graphic and arresting scratchboards--engravings carved into boards primed with white clay and black ink--for his autobiography, \n\u003ci\u003eHorizon Bound on a Bicycle\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. A moving and lyrical writer, he often accompanied his mesmerizing landscapes with equally meditative and intriguing poems. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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. Today, his work is in the permanent collections of several prominent museums (including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York), while his memory continues to inspire new generations of aspiring creatives around the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eThe Walt Disney Family Museum\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Walt Disney Family Museum was co-founded by Walt's daughter, Diane Disney Miller, and grandson, Walter Miller. Located in San Francisco, the museum is dedicated to sharing and celebrating the life, work, and legacy of Walt Disney through innovative exhibits and programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e The Walt Disney Family Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Weldon Owen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2017-08-08\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Art|Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions|General|Art|Individual Artists|Artists' Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Artists|History|Illustrators|Animators|United States|Walt Disney Productions|Earle, Eyvind|Exhibition catalogs|Walt Disney Family Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.06 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681882710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781681882710\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weldon Owen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52148156694809,"sku":"SP-9781681882710","price":62.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781681882710_spiral.png?v=1774219365","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/awaking-beauty-the-art-of-eyvind-earle","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}