The Art of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse (Disney Editions Deluxe)
Praise for The Art of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse (Disney Editions Deluxe)
"Jessica Ward has produced this lavish book that begins with a commemoration of Mickey's extraordinary career through a comprehensive filmography and a milestone-by-milestone examination of his life and times on and off the screen. All of this is, however, is but a prelude to the remaining 115 pages featuring an exhilarating and imaginative Picture Gallery of artistic interpretations of Mickey by creative working for Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. Using pencil, pen and ink, watercolour, acrylic digital and mixed media, the artists present Mickey in may forms and artistic styles-cubist, minimalist, pointillist, abstract and pastiche. . . . Mickey Mouse is an enduring icon and his worldwide identifiable silhouette is so much part of our popular culture that it remains instantly recognizable and perennially beloved."—Brian Sibley, writer, broadcaster, and Disney scholar
"This book doesn't pretend to be the last word on the 90-year-old cartoon superstar, but it does provide a straightforward survey of Mickey's achievements, from his cartoon and TV milestones to his presence in the Disney parks and beyond. The highlight of the book is an entertaining and free-thinking portfolio of brand-new portraits of Mickey by the staff of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. These full-page pictures are wildly imaginative and a lot of fun. Some of them deconstruct the character while others see him through a modern prism . . . yet somehow he remains Mickey, no matter the medium or individual approach. That is a profound testament to his identity."—Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian