Animation Spotlight: The Sale of Manhattan
19/06/2011.
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metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
metalocus, INÉS LALUETA
Today’s short-and-sweet is a cultural gem in more ways than we can count — illustrated by iconic graphic designer Saul Bass, this animation segment comes from the 1962 ABC hit special "Stan Freberg Presents: The Chun King Chow Mein Hour" and tells, humorously and creatively, the story of The Sale of Manhattan.
Animation Spotlight: The Sale of Manhattan
Animation Spotlight: The Sale of Manhattan
Although undeniably marked with the stylistic stamp of that era, it isn’t hard to see how this short is a distant predecesor to the animated political comedy of today. (JibJab’s This Land, we’re looking at you.)
Or, it’s simply a testament to our timeless cultural need for storytelling, humor and art.
An animated segment directed by Fred Crippen and designed by Saul Bass & Art Goodman from Stan Freberg Presents The Chun King Chow Mein Hour: Salute to the Chinese New Year (February 4, 1962). Soundtrack is from Freberg's album "Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America".
