Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse. Toute l'histoire. 40th Ed.

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On November 18, 1928, the world's most famous Mouse made his very first public debut. Today, we celebrate 90+ years of Mickey in one of the most expansive illustrated publications on the Disney universe. Starting with the first sketches of a character who was almost named Mortimer, we trace the career of Walt Disney's and Ub Iwerks's most famous creation, one met with an explosion of worldwide popularity preceded only by the earlier successes of Charlie Chaplin. With unlimited access to Disney's vast historical collections as well as public and private collections, the authors bring Mickey's success story to life: concept art, story sketches, background paintings, and animation drawings as well as historical photographs trace the origins and evolution of such timeless favorites as Steamboat Willie, The Band Concert, and Brave Little Tailor. They also follow Mickey as he builds on this legendary library of short cartoons by appearing in two historic feature-length films, Fantasia and Fun and Fancy Free. Extensive archival research sheds new light on little-known chapters of Mickey's career, the origins of the Mickey Mouse Club, and his use as a patriotic icon during World War II. Along the way, we encounter the work of all major Mickey artists in both film and comics, including such greats as Ub Iwerks, Win Smith, Ferdinand Horvath, Fred Moore, Floyd Gottfredson, Carl Barks, Manuel Gonzales, Paul Murry, Romano Scarpa, Giorgio Cavazzano, Byron Erickson, and Cesar Ferioli. Mickey Mouse has left an indelible mark on everyday culture as well as high art, becoming a favored subject for Pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Roy Lichtenstein. As Walt Disney once said: "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing-that it was all started by a mouse." And an end to the success story is nowhere in sight. Today, 90+ years after his creation, Mickey remains as lovable and popular as ever. Let's pay tribute to the little fellow, his legend, and his legacy with a monument to the one and only Mickey Mouse. Copyright (c) 2020 Disney Enterprises, Inc. About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production. Le 18 novembre 1928, le monsieur Souris le plus celebre au monde faisait sa premiere apparition publique. Aujourd'hui, nous celebrons les 90 ans de Mickey avec l'une des publications illustrees les plus exhaustives consacrees a l'univers Disney. En commencant par les premiers croquis d'un personnage qui s'appelait alors Mortimer, nous retracons la carriere de la creature la plus fameuse creee par Walt et Ub, saluee par une popularite mondiale fulgurante et durable que Charlie Chaplin etait le seul a avoir connue jusqu'alors. Grace a un acces illimite aux archives Disney et a plusieurs collections publiques et privees, les auteurs redonnent vie a la legende: esquisses, story-boards, arriere-plans, dessins d'animation et photos d'epoque retracent les origines et l'evolution de grands classiques comme Steamboat Willie, La Fanfare et Le Brave Petit Tailleur. Ils suivent aussi Mickey dans la construction de son legendaire catalogue de courts-metrages d'animation, qui debute par deux longs-metrages historiques, Fantasia et Coquin de printemps. Les recherches approfondies menees pour cet ouvrage mettent un coup de projecteur inedit sur des chapitres peu connus de la carriere de Mickey, comme les origines du Mickey Mouse Club, ou le role d'icone patriotique qu'on lui fit endosser pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Au fil de l'histoire, on admire le travail de tous les grands artistes qui ont faconne le personnage de Mickey, a l'ecran et en bande dessinee, parmi lesquels Ub Iwerks, Win Smith, Ferdinand Horvath, Freddie Moore, Floyd Gottfredson, Carl Barks, Manuel Gonzales, Paul Murry, Romano Scarpa, Giorgo Cavazzano, Byron Erickson et Cesar Ferioli. Mickey a laisse une marque indelebile sur la culture populaire et quotidienne mais aussi dans les beaux-arts, pour etre devenu un sujet emblematique entre les mains d'artistes pop comme Andy Warhol, Keith Haring et Roy Lichtenstein. Comme aimait a le dire Walt Disney: "J'espere juste que nous ne perdrons jamais de vue que tout a commence par une souris." Et la success-story ne semble pas pres de s'arreter. Aujourd'hui, a 90 ans, Mickey est aussi aime et populaire que jamais. Rendons hommage a cette petite creature, a sa legende et a son heritage en erigeant un monument a la souris! Copyright (c) 2020 Disney Enterprises, Inc. A propos de la collection TASCHEN fete ses 40 ans?! Depuis ses debuts en 1980 comme denicheur de tresors culturels, TASCHEN a toujours ete synonyme d'editeur accessible permettant aux devoreurs de livres du monde entier d'imaginer leur propre bibliotheque dediee a l'art, a l'anthropologie et a l'erotisme pour un prix imbattable. Nous fetons aujourd'hui 40 ans de livres incroyables en restant fideles au credo de la maison. La collection 40th Anniversary Edition presente de nouvelles editions de quelques-unes des stars de notre catalogue: plus compacte, a petit prix, mais toujours realisee avec la meme garantie d'une qualite irreprochable.

David Gerstein is an independent animation and comics historian, writer, and editor working extensively with The Walt Disney Company and its licensees. His published work includes Mickey and the Gang: Classic Stories in Verse, Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Don Rosa Library, the Eisner Award-winning Floyd Gottfredson Library of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, and numerous comic book titles. Gerstein has worked with Disney in efforts to locate lost Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Laugh-O-gram shorts and to preserve the Mickey Mouse newspaper strip. He has also contributed to vintage cartoon home video and streaming programs for Thunderbean Animation, Cartoons On Film, and others. J.?B. Kaufman is an author and film historian who has published and lectured extensively on Disney animation, American silent film history, and related topics. His books include The Fairest One of All: The Making of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, South of the Border with Disney, and Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic. He is also coauthor, with Russell Merritt, of Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series and the award-winning Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney. In addition, Kaufman has presented programs at festivals, including the TCM Classic Film Festival and San Francisco Silent Film Festival. He holds forth online at jbkaufman.com. Daniel Kothenschulte is an author, curator, and lecturer on film and art history, and a lover of animation since he first saw The Jungle Book at the age of three. As a film journalist, he is responsible for the film section in the German national daily newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau and a regular contributor to WDR Television. He has taught at various universities, including Stadelschule in Frankfurt; the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Dortmund; and the University of Television and Film Munich. He is the author of Hollywood in the '30s and The Art of Pop Video, as well as books about Robert Redford, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, and artist Mike Kelley. In addition, he provides accompanying music to silent films on the piano.