Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson

by Tom Sito

Book Overview

As cartoons and animated features became an increasingly important part of the entertainment business, the production of cartoons industrialized to meet growing demands for the new global media. Artists adopted traditional union models to protect their jobs and working conditions, and a unique set of unions was born. Drawing the Line is the first labor history of an industry whose principle figures-Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, and Max Fleischer-helped...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813124077
• ISBN13: 9780813124070
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.4"