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heathermassareads's review against another edition
5.0
Mary Blair Rocks!!! I love her beautiful art!
loveangle's review against another edition
5.0
No wonder that it's Mary that we love!
I wish the photographs of this dear lady were enlarged rather than the tiny pictures inserted at the top of each page, and I disagree with John Canemaker's assessment of Eyvind Earle's Sleeping Beauty designs lacking any warmth, but overall an informative and insightful read. And the artwork of course is just splendid. Now I'd really like a full length biography of Mary.
I wish the photographs of this dear lady were enlarged rather than the tiny pictures inserted at the top of each page, and I disagree with John Canemaker's assessment of Eyvind Earle's Sleeping Beauty designs lacking any warmth, but overall an informative and insightful read. And the artwork of course is just splendid. Now I'd really like a full length biography of Mary.
lisawhelpley's review against another edition
3.0
This could have been much better. Her home life was interesting as was her last decade. Too bad that was the last couple pages.
_ellisnoble_'s review against another edition
4.0
Walt Disney sarà stato anche un uomo dei suoi tempi per quanto riguarda certe convinzioni personali, eppure quando scoprì che il talento si annidava anche in alcune donne, diede loro la possibilità di brillare nel proprio studio. Mary Blair è una di queste: la sua attenzione per i colori sgargianti, gli accostamenti particolari, la capacità di raccontare una storia e di comunicare delle emozioni mediante questi la portarono ad essere una delle responsabili del successo dei film della Silver Age, la prima grande rinascita dello studio dopo la seconda guerra mondiale, ovvero 'Cenerentola', 'Alice nel paese delle meraviglie' e 'Peter Pan'. Questa biografia non solo mostra molti dei suoi lavori, ma consegna un ritratto affettuoso, da parte di coloro che l'hanno conosciuta, di una donna pacata ma determinata a inseguire la sua passione. Se amate l'arte e la Disney, comprate questo libro e non ve ne pentirete!
stacyschuttler's review against another edition
3.0
I am a big fan of Mary Blair's artwork. I did not realize that she had created all the art for It's a Small World. I liked the parts of the book that mentioned her life and where and why she did her projects. I was not a big fan of all the information on the technical aspects of her work.
pussinbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Mary Blair's art is full of mood and tension, whimsy and joy. It is a shame Blair's name is not synonymous with Disney because her designs are what made the Disney Golden Age iconic. It is doubly a shame that Walt Disney put up with animators changing Blair's designs more than he would have liked until she had moved on to other projects. This book showcases many pieces of Blair's art including self-portraits, commercial advertising, Disney commissions, and concept designs for an unproduced Duke Ellington musical Cole Black and the Seven Dwarfs (can anyone still make this happen?).
linnylionheart's review
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Alcohol, and War
Medium sexual content is a graphically erotic-painting - you see a naked woman, her breasts and nipples, but no genitalskandisebrown's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely little book about a wonderful artist. It isn't a biography, but lends context to her work. Very Disney focused, as others have commented.