An Evening with Tissa David, Master Animator
January 18, 2003
In a career spanning more than sixty years, animator
Tissa David has brought to life characters as diverse as Mr. Magoo,
Raggedy Ann, and Shakespeare's Titania. She broke into the male-dominated
animation industry, becoming only the second woman (after Lotte
Reiniger) to direct an animated feature, Bonjour Paris,
1953. Born in Transylvania in 1921, David escaped the Communist
takeover of Hungary by moving to Paris in 1950 and then to the United
States in 1955, where she collaborated with such formidable animators
as Grim Natwick, John and Faith Hubley, and R. O. Blechman. David's
sensual line and economical motion have graced numerous television
commercials, specials, and theatrical features, many of which will
be excerpted or shown in full this evening when David discusses
her life and career with the animation historian and filmmaker John
Canemaker.
Organized by Joshua Siegel, Assistant Curator,
Department of Film and Media, and John Canemaker, author of The
Art and Flair of Mary Blair (Disney Editions, Fall 2003). Special
thanks to Emily Hubley; Michael Sporn; R. O. Blechman; Michael Schlesinger,
Columbia Pictures Repertory; Jerry Beck; and Italtoons for their
support and loan of prints.
David discusses her work with cocurator
John Canemaker. Accompanied by clips from Bonjour Paris,
1953; Terror Faces Magoo, 1959; Eggs, 1970; Raggedy
Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, 1977; and numerous television
commercials and Sesame Street segments. Program approx.
100 min.
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