The Art of Disney Costuming: Heroes, Villains, and Spaces Between (Disney Editions Deluxe)
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The Art of Disney Costuming: Heroes, Villains, and Spaces Between (Disney Editions Deluxe) Details
Review PRAISE FOR TRAVELS WITH WALT DISNEYOne of "20 Books Every True Disney Fan Should Have in Their Collection"―POPSUGARPRAISE FOR TRAVELS WITH WALT DISNEY". . . no small feat to do what Jeff Kurtti has done . . ."―Jason Cochran, Editor-in-Chief, Frommers.comPRAISE FOR THE ART OF MULAN". . . chronicles the production team's research trip to China and the creative development of the pic . . ."―VarietyPRAISE FOR PRACTICALLY POPPINS IN EVERY WAY"This coffee table worthy book by Jeff Kurtti is much more than a visually appealing celebration of the franchise."―Broadway DirectPRAISE FOR FROM ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU: THE DISNEY CHRISTMAS CARD"There are ordinary Christmas cards, and then there are Disney Christmas cards."―Reader's DigestPRAISE FOR FROM ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU: THE DISNEY CHRISTMAS CARD"This is a book I have wanted to own for about the last 20 years! . . . ready be picked and arranged on your Christmas mantelpiece!"―Brian Sibley, writer, broadcaster, and Disney scholarPRAISE FOR THE ART OF DISNEY COSTUMING"Even though the detailed coverage delves into films that were not critically or commercially well-received, the focus is on the extraordinary craftsmanship that went into the costumes, which were often the best part of the viewing experience. Disney fans may well appreciate this unusual theme, while readers passionate about costume history and design are probably the best-suited audience."―BooklistPRAISE FOR TRAVELS WITH WALT DISNEY"Historian Jeff Kurtti is the perfect guide in this fascinating, authoritative journal . . . Highly recommended!"― John Canemaker, NYU professor and head of Animation StudiesPRAISE FOR PRACTICALLY POPPINS IN EVERY WAY"Practically Poppins goes above and beyond the mandate of a movie tie-in to become a valuable book for any Mary Poppins fan."―Leonard Maltin, film critic and historianPRAISE FOR THE ART OF DISNEY COSTUMINGOne of "19 great coffee table books for Disney fans"―Business Insider Read more About the Author JEFF KURTTI is a leading authority on The Walt Disney Company, its founder, and its history. He is the author of more than thirty books, a writer-director of award-winning documentary content, and a respected public speaker. A Seattle native, Kurtti worked as a production coordinator on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival, followed by two years as the assistant to the president of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). For several years, he worked for Walt Disney Imagineering, the theme park design division of The Walt Disney Company, and then for the Corporate Special Projects department of Disney. Since 1995 Kurtti has enjoyed a career as an author, writer, and consultant in the motion picture, theater, and theme park entertainment industries. He was creative director, content consultant, and media producer for The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco and a producer of The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story, a critically acclaimed documentary about the famed songwriters.THE WALT DISNEY ARCHIVES was established by Roy O. Disney, Walt Disney's brother and Chairman of Board, who determined that significant assets and documents relating to the history of The Walt Disney Company should be gathered and preserved, and that the recollections of key employees should be documented. Chief Archivist Emeritus Dave Smith was offcially hired for this purpose on June 22, 1970, and since then, the Walt Disney Archives has curated millions of historic items, including books, art, awards, photographs, merchandise, props, costumes, and much more. The Archives team has assisted in research and review of hundreds of scholarly and documentary works in varied media and produced numerous exhibits for the presentation of the The Walt Disney Company's respected and beloved history to the public. Read more
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I just received this in the mail and am slightly disappointed at the presentation of this. Meant to be a companion to the D23 2019 exhibit (which I did not have a chance to attend), the book opens with a brief summary of costumes as used in the Disney company, then breaks into chapters to somewhat organize the costumes into sections. Puzzlingly, the table of contents is placed after a chapter of the book and feels a bit like an afterthought, with the various costumes not detailed by chapter.Within each chapter, the costumes are presented in sections by costume/film, featuring one high quality photo of the overall garment that is accompanied by a paragraph of anecdotes about the costume. Most of the sections containing one garment do have one additional close-up photo of the garment, but only of to highlight a detailed piece of work such as the sleeves. Additionally, each section has a blurb about the costume designer's history or previous work.Unfortunately, the book falls short with the amount of information given about the actual costume shown. The small blurb about the featured costume skims the surface about the construction and fabrics used for the costume. Instead of information about the designer's history, the space would have been put to better use featuring more detailed photos about the actual research done for each of the garments, in-progress photos, movie stills, or even more photos of the garments.
