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The Enchanted Drawing

1900·2 min·US
Director: J. Stuart Blackton
AnimationComedyFantasy

A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.

A cartoonist defies reality when he draws objects that become three-dimensional after he lifts them off his sketch pad.

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The Enchanted Drawing: Blackton's Early Animation — The Marginalian

Analysis of J. Stuart Blackton's pioneering proto-animation techniques and their influence on cinema.

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J. Stuart Blackton

J. Stuart Blackton

Chalk-Talk Artist

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