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The earlier reviewer has not read this book, or looked at the pictures. This is a biography of designer Maurice Noble, not a coffee table book of illustrations from Warner and Disney films. That aside, few artists deserve the "Art Of" treatment more than Maurice Noble, one of the finest graphic talents--in any medium--from the last century. This book should have a color illustration on every page.
The artwork (included in two small sections) was reproduced from originals donated by Noble himself and/or collectors, not screen grabs.
The problem is that the book is small in more ways than one; none of the layouts can be shown at actual size, so it is difficult to see the detail.
The book is well written and long overdue. Maybe we can now have a companion volume with full sized, color artwork. Noble deserves the same treatment as the latest 'blockbuster' that was highly influenced by his groundbreaking style.
Rating:  -
I loved this book! From the touching opening paragraph where we encounter the young Maurice Noble in 1917 creating a world of magic for his fellow elementary school schoolmates, through his rich, anecdote filled life in which he created some of the most lasting animation of our time, to his demise in 2001, this is a well researched, beautifully written tribute to one the screen's greats. (Full disclosure: the author ran some of his ideas past me as he was writing this, and I was happy to give some criticism, however, now that the book is in print and I have read it in full, had it failed to accomplish what it set out to do, I would never write a review of this kind. I am thrilled that a book I saw in bits and pieces has become such a fine finished product.) I am delighted that Bob McKinnon devoted himself to this effort, as we all knew about Chuck Jones and Walt Disney, but to learn about someone not as well known who helped create some of our memories, is a delight. Let me repeat myself; I loved this book!!
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I don't rate this book highly because though it is an affectionate account of the life and career of Maurice Noble, it doesn't feature his art very much. There are only about ten pages of imagery in the center of the book (which is a small paperback), and they are obviously, judging from their graininess and lack of contrast, freeze-frames taken from DVDs of the Warner's shorts-- none are taken from original artwork and all are no more than two or three inches square. The book reads like a resume of where he worked, which any artist could recount to you in a job interview or over a beer, but I'm only interested in his design concepts and methods. He was a sweet man but I'm not so concerned with his personal story.
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