They Drew as They Pleased - Vol. 5

About They Drew as They Pleased (Vol. 5)

In the 1970s and 1980s, the Disney animation studio redefined its creative vision in the wake of Walt Disney’s death. This latest volume from renowned Disney historian Didier Ghez profiles Ken Anderson and Mel Shaw, whose work defined beloved classic Disney characters from films like The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, Robin Hood, and The Rescuers

With vivid descriptions of passages from the artists’ autobiographies and interviews, accompanied by never-before-seen images of their art and process, this visually rich collection offers a rare view of the Disney leg­ends whose work helped shape the nature of character and story development for generations to come.

About the collection

They Drew as They Pleased is a revealing and fascinating series of books about Disney's largely unexamined concept artists, with six volumes spanning the decades between the 1930s and 1990s:

• Vol. 1 – The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age
• Vol. 2 – The Hidden Art of Disney's Musical Years (the 1940s - Part One)
• Vol. 3 – The Hidden Art of Disney's Late Golden Age (the 1940s - Part Two)
• Vol. 4 – The Hidden Art of Disney's Mid-Century Era
• Vol  5 – The Hidden Art of Disney’s Early Renaissance
• Vol. 6 – The Hidden Art of Disney's New Golden Age (the 1990s to 2020)

Technical details

• Text in English
• 208 pages
• 22.9 x 27.7 cm
• Hardcover

Practical information

• Carefully packed in reinforced box
• Shipped within 72 hours
• More information on the publisher's website