Cecile Starr (1921-2014) dedicated her life to the recognition of film as a visual art. She worked, as a writer, educator, and curator, to raise awareness of experimental film in general and women film artists in particular.
This book includes her contributions to Experimental Animation, originally published in 1976, as well as a collection of her other writing on the historical roots of avant-garde film. It is prefaced by the personal reflections of a number of artists and curators on her impact on their lives.
Edited by Scott Hammen Introd. Texts by Kit Smyth Basquin, Pip Chodorov, Stephan Chodorov, Devon Damonte, Cindy Keefer, Jodie Mack
Table of contents:
- Preface ‒ Scott Hammen
- Remembering Cecile Starr
- Kit Smyth Basquin
- Pip Chodorov
- Stephan Chodorov
- Devon Damonte
- Cindy Keefer
- Jodie Mack
- Discovering the Movies
- 1. The Great Méliès
- 2. From Abstract to Concrete
- 3. The Art of Animation
- 4. Norman McLaren and the Essence of Animation
- 5. Fantasy and Reality: A Conclusion
- Experimental Animation
- 6. A Note on the Origins of Animation
- 7. Pioneers of Abstract Animation in Europe
- 8. Pioneers of Abstract Animation in America
- 9. Norman McLaren and the National Film Board of CanadaPart Four: Notes and Essays
- 10. The Mother of the American Avant‐Garde Film
- 11. Invisible Women
- 12. Fine Art Animation
- 13. Two Statements by Mary Ellen Bute
- 14. Hilla Rebay and the Guggenheim Nexus
- 15. Storm De Hirsch
- A Biographical Note
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