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Any Disney fan will have a truer understanding of Walt's world after experiencing this book.--Tim Baldwin AMUSEMENT TODAY In straightforward, objective prose, Pierce reconstructs the emergent America in which Kimball was born, grew up, and, through unsurpassed mastery of his pencil yoked to a delicate balance of subservience and friendship, ascended to a position of influence with one of the 20th century's most powerful influencers. While he documents Kimball's life and times panoramically, Pierce shows keen appreciation of Kimball's very complex art, generally focusing on the development of creative solutions to technical and aesthetic problems.--James Earp Witness The Life and Times of Ward Kimball is an immensely readable biography, packed with detailed information and displaying obvious passion for its subject. Pierce's passion for Kimball and his work is palpable, and yet he never falls into the trap of presenting Kimball as a maligned auteur. Instead, he takes pains to show how Disney worked as a studio, with a productive tension between the management and the artists, and a focus on collaborative work.--John A. Riley Fantasy/Animation

Any Disney fan will have a truer understanding of Walt's world after experiencing this book.--Tim Baldwin AMUSEMENT TODAY

This is an excellent read for any aspiring artist attempting to maintain their authenticity within a larger organization. . . .Thanks to Pierce's account, Ward Kimball's legacy finds the spotlight once again.--Josh Funk California History, Vol. 97, No. 2, May (Summer) 2020 I've never read a better, more detailed account of the tensions and day-to-day reality of the bitter studio strike of 1941. Ward tried to rise above it, while his pal Walt Kelly simply stopped showing up for work rather than deal with it. This is a superb biography, essential reading for anyone who values Disney history.--https: //leonardmaltin.com/disney-books-galore/ In straightforward, objective prose, Pierce reconstructs the emergent America in which Kimball was born, grew up, and, through unsurpassed mastery of his pencil yoked to a delicate balance of subservience and friendship, ascended to a position of influence with one of the 20th century's most powerful influencers. While he documents Kimball's life and times panoramically, Pierce shows keen appreciation of Kimball's very complex art, generally focusing on the development of creative solutions to technical and aesthetic problems.--James Earp Witness The Life and Times of Ward Kimball is an immensely readable biography, packed with detailed information and displaying obvious passion for its subject. Pierce's passion for Kimball and his work is palpable, and yet he never falls into the trap of presenting Kimball as a maligned auteur. Instead, he takes pains to show how Disney worked as a studio, with a productive tension between the management and the artists, and a focus on collaborative work.--John A. Riley Fantasy/Animation Any Disney fan will have a truer understanding of Walt's world after experiencing this book.--Tim Baldwin AMUSEMENT TODAY

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Todd James Pierce, Orcutt, California, is professor of literature at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Pierce is the author of four previous books, including Newsworld, which won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, and Three Years in Wonderland: The Disney Brothers, C. V. Wood, and the Making of the Great American Theme Park, the latter published by University Press of Mississippi. His work has appeared in over seventy magazines and journals, including the Harvard Review, the Georgia Review, and the North American Review.

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