print email comment close Origins of American Animation URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html Description: The American Memory Project has released 21 short, animated films, and 2 fragments from 1900-1921 (available in RealMedia, MPEG, and QuickTime formats). The bibliographic records are browsable by title, subject, or date as well as searchable by keyword. "The films include clay, puppet, and cut-out animation, as well as pen drawings." Be sure to read the Notes on the Origins of American Animation . The essay explains the history of each film in the collection, plus a general history of early animation. While they are entertaining and amusing, remember that "...these films also reveal the social attitudes of early twentieth-century America." From the Library of Congress. Publisher: Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress Library of Congress Subject Headings: Animation (Cinematography) Motion pictures -- History LII Database Information: Record 2276 created by on 10/10/1999 Last modification on 01/05/2004 Published: 10/10/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2276