Walt Disney's Nine Old Men & the Art of Animation Mid-Century Illustrators 1971-2002 is a new book

1971-2002 is a new book from artist Bill McMullen

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Walt Disney's Nine Old Men & the Art of Animation Mid-Century Illustrators 1971-2002 is a new bookAn massive book devoted to the senior animators dubbed by Disney, "the nine old men": Les Clark, Woolie Reitherman, Eric Larson, Ward Kimball, Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, John Lounsbery and Marc Davis. An essential book in any animation library. From the dustjacket: Think of your favorite moments and characters in Disney films from the 1930's through the 1970's moments of frenetic comic craziness or tender romantic poignancy, enacted by