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Animation cel used in production of SpongeBob SquarePants

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Animation cel used in the production ...
East Bay Times

Collectible animation cels evolve over time

ANIMATION CELS are drawings done in parts on a thin, transparent celluloid acetate or “cel,” used in the production of “cartoons.” As computer-generated animation replaces artists painting by hand, ...
LAist

The Getty Conservation Institute moves from antiquities to animation

The institute was recruited by Disney's Animation Research Library to preserve cels from some of the studio's most iconic films. In 2009, Kristin McCormick noticed a problem. As the art collections ...
Los Angeles Times

Cel Preservation Keeps Early Days of Animation Alive

Ron Stark has a vanity license plate that reads “CEL DR.” The plate doesn’t lie. Stark was a pioneer and remains one of the few conservators to specialize in animation art. Animation cels--individual ...
Gizmodo

TETSUOOO! The Gorgeous Animation Cels Of Akira

The Toonseum in Pittsburgh, PA is currently hosting the largest collection of art ever displayed from Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 anime classic Akira. The exhibit only runs until July 18th, so grab your ...
LAist

Getty partners with Disney to preserve animation cels

The Getty Conservation Institute announced today it is partnering with Disney to study deterioration in historic animation cels. The collaboration is part of a long-term project to develop ways to ...
Cartoon Brew

University of Oklahoma Museum Debuts Disney Cel Animation Exhibition

NORMAN — The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is “all ears” this spring as it premieres a new exhibition of Walt Disney animation cels, including Mickey Mouse and dozens of characters from classic Disney ...
Los Angeles Times

Getty, Disney partner on study of animation cel artwork

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Snow White and the seven dwarfs -- along with other classic Disney ...
nerdist

SONIC’s Ben Schwartz Loves Collecting Vintage Animation Cels

Celebrities are geeks too. And often, they love to collect nerdy stuff just like we do. Sometimes it’s Funko Pops, or action figures. And other times, it’s something a little rarer. Case in point, ...
Time Out

The Academy just added a bunch of Studio Ghibli animation to its collection

Hayao Miyazaki’s animator’s desk and drawings—plus Quentin Tarantino’s original handwritten “Pulp Fiction” script—are among the new acquisitions. One of the animation studio’s most beloved films, 2008 ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Ray Bradbury Sci-Fi and Animation Art Collection Up For Auction

Turns out the 'Fahrenheit 451' writer was a big geek collector By Andy Lewis Ray Bradbury, who authored the novel Fahrenheit 451 and was revered for his science fiction and fantasy writings, died June ...