🔥 Antique Old California Oakland WPA Regionalist Oil Painting, Lee Mishkin 1942

Description: This is a well done and locally significant Antique Old California Oakland WPA Regionalist Oil Painting on Artist Board, by esteemed animator and director, Lee Mishkin (1927 - 2001.) This early work by Mishkin depicts an industrial harbor scene, with water towers, dockside buildings, and tall skyscrapers in the far distance in the upper lefthand corner. Mishkin was born in Oakland, California in 1927, and this artwork is one of his earliest known paintings. Signed and dated: "Mishkin 42" in the lower right edge. Approximately 17 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches (including frame.) Actual artwork is approximately 12 x 16. Acquired from an old collection in Los Angeles, California. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About the Artist: Lee Mishkin (February 5, 1927 – June 19, 2001) was an American animator and director. He directed the short, animated film Is it Always Right to be Right? which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1970. He was the founder of the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts,) an art school focusing on animation, design, acting and photography. During the 1980s and 1990s Mishkin served on the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute. On June 19, 2001, Mishkin died in his sleep of heart failure. Mishkin had formally retired just six weeks ago, moving to a care facility in Seattle after having spent the last seven years in Vancouver, where he developed the classical animation curriculum and taught at VanArts. The school has started the Lee Mishkin Scholarship Fund to honor the late animator. According to Alan Phillips, president of VanArts, This will be used to help fund studies in a film production year at VanArts. Lee always wanted to see his students produce their own films and we thought that this was a way to help make that happen. Mishkin began his career in 1949, working on Jay Wards CRUSADER RABBIT, the first animated series created specifically for television. Through the 50s and 60s he worked on theatrical series such as CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST and POPEYE. He also worked on MISTER MAGOOS CHRISTMAS CAROL animated TV special, and the combination live-action/animated Don Knotts comedy feature, THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPETT. In 1970, Mishkin animated and directed IS IT ALWAYS RIGHT TO BE RIGHT?, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. While working in England, Lee received the British Grierson Award for directing BUTTERFLY BALL, the first animated rock video. He also received two Emmy nominations for co-writing and directing FAERIES, a CBS television special. The most notable of his numerous television series and specials credits is the animated introduction to the cult-favorite BATMAN series starring Adam West. Mishkin also co-directed one of the sequences in HEAVY METAL. Mishkin's family has asked that any donations be made out to the Lee Mishkin Scholarship Fund and sent to:VanArts837 Beatty StreetVancouver, B.C. V6B 2M6 Lee Mishkin(1927-2001)Animation Department Director Art Department Lee Mishkin was born on 5 February 1927 in Oakland, California, USA. Lee was a director, known for Heavy Metal (1981,) Faeries (1981,) and Bionic Six (1987.) Lee died on 19 June 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.BornFebruary 5, 1927DiedJune 19, 2001(74)

Price: 975 USD

Location: Orange, California

End Time: 2024-12-25T22:06:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 25 USD